(NECN/APTN: Brisbane, Queensland) - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, the Australovenator.

It was a 1,100 pound meat-eating predator with three slashing claws on each of its powerful forelimbs, and it stalked the Outback 98 million years ago, researchers said in a report published on Friday.

(NECN) - In today's Talk Around the Globe, we're talking about the latest technology to streamline our telephonic lives.

Google Voice is now available in trial mode.

Hiawatha Bray has more from the Boston Globe newsroom.

He explains what Google Voice is designed to do, and how easy it is to use.

(NECN) - In the science of schizophrenia, there is some exciting new research that could eventually help those who suffer from the disorder.

Dr. Duane Hill briefs us on the new hope found in the research.

Schizophrenia is a disease of the brain and nervous system that affects about one percent of adults. Hallucinations and extreme fear are among the symptoms.

The genome of about 2,500 people suffering schizophrenia was mapped in a study for the first time.

Watch the interview in the video player above.

(NECN: Ted McEnroe) - So, you're a glutton for punishment? Really want to know how bad the weather has been? The National Weather Service has some easy ways to check recent climate history on its website for the Boston office, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/box.

Among the factoids? Today is the 12th straight day with at least a trace of rain in Boston. It's also the 24th day with at least a trace of rain since June 1. And we have now been a full month without a day in Boston with more than 50% sunshine.

Of course, that means more time spent online.

NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site.

Watch Ted McEnroe's report on on Facebook privacy Beta test from June 25.

Privacy has been a central, often thorny issue for Facebook because so many people use it to share personal information with their friends and family and beyond. But as the 5-year-old social

(NECN) - In Sci-Tech Today, what can we learn from a salamander's healing abilities? Researchers are taking a closer look.

Tim Kardatzke joins us from the Museum of Science-Boston to talk about some studies which could have important human implications. He explains why the researchers are studying salamanders, what it means for human recovery.

(NECN: Peter Howe, Boston, Mass.) - Wind power could soon take the state of Massachusetts by storm. Environmental officials are planning to release new rules for setting up wind farms in state waters.

The plan gives six coastal regional planning authorities in Massachusetts the option to build up to 10 wind turbines each at least one-third of a mile from shore.

It also gives refusal rights to the community in whose waters a wind farm is proposed, but not neighboring communities.

The plan requires developers to prove that their projects will

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Massachusetts officials are set to release a draft plan that spells out rules for setting up wind farms in state waters.

The Boston Globe is reporting that the plan gives six coastal regional planning authorities the option to build up to 10 wind turbines each at least one-third of a mile from shore.

Boston Globe Deputy City Editor Mike Bello joins NECN for a discussion.

(NECN: Ted McEnroe) - He was already the best-selling musical artists of all-time. Now the late Michael Jackson has simply destroyed all records for most songs and albums downloaded in a single week.

(NECN: Lauren Collins, Manchester, NH) - All the rain we have had this past month is doing more than just making the grass grow. It is creating the perfect breeding ground for ticks.

This has been one of the wettest Junes on record in New Hampshire. As of last week, rainfall totals were five times higher than a year ago. You can blame it on stubborn low pressure systems.

That's the scientific reason, but for some, summer vacation has been a washout!