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Australians struggle with exercise, wellbeing during coronavirus lockdown: survey

Australians have struggled with their diet, wellbeing and exercise during the coronavirus lockdown, a survey has revealed. The survey of nearly 4,000 Australians published by the Commonwealth Scient

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Stop with the Vroom and gloom on Wall Street

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This time around we’re recording what we call an Equity Shot, a s

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Separate autopsies indicate Floyd's death is homicide

Two separate autopsies of George Floyd, the Minneapolis black man who died in police custody last week, released Monday both indicated his death was a homicide, although they differed in details.

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Wuhan acrobatic troupe resumes performance online

A renowned Chinese acrobatic troupe in Wuhan staged its first performance since the novel coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, with the audience's cheers coming by way of

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Air France permanently grounds all A380s as pandemic continues to bite

02:19 Air France says it is shutting down all flights that use its Airbus A380 aircraft.The carrier has been hit hard due to the crisis in the aviation industry and has had to turn to

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Xilinx launches a new reconfigurable space-grade chip optimized for local machine learning on orbit

Space-specific silicon company Xilinx has developed a new processor for in-space and satellite applications that records a number of firsts: It’s the first 20nm process that’s rated for u

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Tesla to debut new secret battery in its Model 3 sedan in China

VCG Electric car maker Tesla plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery in its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early next that it expects will bring the cost of electric ve

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Possible tectonic activity detected on the moon

Tectonic activity has been detected on the moon by researchers who have discovered a system of moving ridges topped with boulders on its near side."There's this assumpt

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Chief scientist warns Australians against claims of COVID-19 cures

Australia's chief scientist has advised Australians to be wary of "fake news" regarding cures for COVID-19. "I strongly believe that research is the way out of the epidemic; we need to continue to

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Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for U.S. president

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden for president, joining a list of top Democrats, who have recently thrown their support behind

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The Chinese sturgeon: 'King of freshwater fish' can live 100 years

00:59 Known as the "king of freshwater fish," the Chinese sturgeon is one of the world's largest freshwater fish species. An adult Chinese sturgeon can grow up to five meters in total

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WHO warns against COVID-19 'immunity passports'

Scientific studies show most people who recovered from infection have antibodies to the coronavirus, but not all may be immune.

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China to free up more funds to better serve small firms

The State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday decided to give greater weight to inclusive financing in evaluating the performance of fi

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Over 70 pct Chinese put on weight during anti-virus life: survey

Over 70 percent of the respondents in a recent survey said they had put on weight during their anti-virus life, and most of them ascribed it to working out less and an

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China to clean up Himalayan peaks

Mountaineering regulators in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of southwest China plan to clean up Mt. Qomolangma, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma during the coming climbing seaso

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Virgin Orbit completes key final test prior to first orbital demo launch

Virgin Orbit is closer than ever to its goal of launching orbital satellites from a platform carried aboard a modified 747 aircraft. The company flew a successful cryogenic captive carry test of its

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China’s Olympic Weightlifting Champion Shi ready for Tokyo 2020

With the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics being delayed to July of next year, China's Rio Olympic champion Shi Zhiyong made no complaints and continued his down-to-earth training methods with the weight