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Formula behind best-selling smartphone apps found

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 16:51

With more than 1,200 apps being released daily, an Indian-origin researcher and his colleague have discovered a number of ways to determine which smartphone apps will be the most successful.

Woman charged with trying to kill her husband with poop in US

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 20:47

A 65-year-old woman in Arizona has been arrested on attempted murder charges after she put feces in her husband`s IV line and tried to kill him.

Grand Canyon took its present form around 6 mn years ago

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:20

A new research has suggested that the world famous Grand Canyon took its present form relatively recently, and most of it was put in place just five to six million years ago.

Secret behind salamander`s `gravity-defying jump` revealed

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 12:55

A graduate researcher has shed light on salamander`s "unique" jump that defies laws of gravity and the fact that humans can develop entirely new ways of getting off the ground based on the new study.

Man convicted in Arizona Buddhist temple slayings

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 01:42

A jury on Thursday returned guilty verdicts against a man charged in the 1991 killings of nine people, including six monks, at a suburban Phoenix Buddhist temple.

`Unusual primate` Ardi`s skull reveals links to human lineage

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 10:28

A new breakthrough has allowed scientists to expand the catalogue of anatomical similarities linking humans, Australopithecus, and Ardipithecus on the tree of life.

Climate change no threat for desert plants

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 19:21

For plants thriving in a desert environment, climate change poses no potential threat.

Human hunting behaviour similar to sharks and honey bees

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 12:38

A team of anthropologists has found that the Hadza tribe`s movements while foraging can be described by a mathematical pattern called a Levy walk, a pattern that also is found in the movements of many other animals like sharks and honey bees.

Water traces found on dry Martian tropics may force rethink of future explorations

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 11:49

NASA`s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed to scientists slender dark markings - possibly due to salty water - which may force them to rethink their plans about future explorations of the Red Planet.

Giant Magellan telescope`s third mirror set to be unveiled

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 16:38

The Giant Magellan Telescope`s third primary mirror is going to be unveiled at the University of Arizona`s Steward Observatory Mirror Lab on December 6, 2013.

How climate change could sound death knell for plants on earth

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 16:16

As dry lands of the world become drier, levels of nutrients in the soil are likely to be affected, a new research has revealed.

5 people, 2 dogs shot dead in US city

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 00:03

Five people and two dogs have been shot dead at a condominium complex in Phoenix, Arizona, a media report said on Sunday.