Skulls of early homo from Dmanisi, Georgia (specimen D4500, L) and Sangiran, Indonesia (specimen S17, R). /AFP Modern brains are younger than originally thought, possibly developing as recentl
TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals.Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these citi
Google is announcing a handful of major updates to Google Maps today that range from bringing its Live View AR directions indoors to adding weather data to its maps, but the most tantalizing news R
Almost one in three women globally faced physical or sexual violence at least once or more during their lifetimes, said a largest-ever study released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wedn
Planted, a startup pursuing a unique method of creating a vegetarian chicken alternative, has raised an $18M (CHF 17M) Series A to expand its product offerings and international footprint. With new ke
Six cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have been identified in the UK for the first time./Getty Images Public Health England (PHE) on Sunday said that six cases of the Brazilian coron
The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a large diameter pipe at Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, February 26, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note:Djoomart
Trafi, the Lithuanian startup that created a platform that lets users plan, book and pay for various modes of transportation within a city, is expanding beyond the European market where it got its sta
Epidemics lead world's biggest short-term risks. /CFP Infectious diseases and livelihood crises led the rankings of risks expected to pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years,
LatticeFlow, an AI startup that was spun out of ETH Zurich in 2020, today announced that it has raised a $2.8 million seed funding round led by Swiss deep-tech fund btov and Global Founders Capital, w
U.S. golfer Tiger Woods (R) and his 11-year-old son Charlie warm up for the PNC Championship golf tournament at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, U.S., December 20, 2020. /CFP
Manchester City's Lucy Bronze won the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Best Women's Player Award and Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewand
Four European rail companies announced Tuesday they plan to boost the continent's network of night train connections by reviving routes that were dropped several years ago for cost reasons.German
England were pitted against old rivals Poland in their World Cup qualifying group on Monday after a draw which left Europe's top sides with apparently straightforward routes to the 2022 tournament
Getsafe, the digital-first insurance startup that initially launched with an app for home contents insurance, has closed $30 million in Series B funding.Swiss Re, the reinsurer giant, led the round. E
ANYbotics, the creators of ANYmal, a four-legged autonomous robot platform intended for a variety of industrial uses, has raised a $22.3M Swiss Franc (~$20M) round A to continue developing and scaling
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini now face a more serious charge of fraud after Swiss federal prosecutors this week intensified a five-year investigation into the pair's past dealings at FIFA.The op