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App clicks thief`s selfie, gets her arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, July 26, 2014, 11:44

An app called Lookout has hunted down a woman thief who stole a smartphone from a woman`s car in Florida.

App that repels mosquitoes!

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 21:54

Tired of using mosquito repellents that appear ineffective nowadays? A new smartphone app can rescue you from that imminent bite.

Compile findings as part of `Vision 2030`: Kalam

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 21:49

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam Friday asked IIM-Shillong students to compile their findings and suggestions on various topics as part of their "Vision 2030 for the Dimensions of Development in India".

New gut virus lives in half the world`s population

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 17:49

More than half the world`s population is host to a newly described gut virus, scientists have found.

Invertebrate numbers slashed by 45% on average over 3 decades

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 16:48

A new study has revealed that invertebrate numbers have decreased by 45 percent on average over a 35 year period in which the human population doubled.

Archaeologists discover earlier stone age artifacts in South Africa

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 15:45

Tens of thousands of Earlier Stone Age artifacts, including hand axes and others have been discovered by archaeologist in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Remains of 10,000-year-old elephant found in Mexico

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 15:35

In the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala, scientist found a 10,000 year old elephant`s skull and tusk.

Humans hastening sixth mass biological extinction

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 15:24

The danger is lurking near us. Scientists now warn that the persistent loss and decline of our biodiversity is leading the humanity to early days of the planet`s sixth mass biological extinction event.

Now machine brews fresh tea of your choice, taste

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 13:06

It`s time to bid goodbye to the tea-vending machines and the roadside tea-vendors. An Indian company has unveiled the world`s first automatic fresh-tea brewing machine, which uses only fresh ingredients, is economical and low-calorie in its output.

Scientists to excavate Wyoming cave with trove of Ice Age fossils

Last Updated: Friday, July 25, 2014, 10:36

Scientists will begin excavation early next week of an ancient Wyoming sinkhole containing a rare bounty of fossil remains of prehistoric animals, such as mammoths and dire wolves, preserved in unusually good condition, researchers said on Thursday.