How my team and I accidentally discovered text on the Dead Sea Scrolls

The 2,000-year-old documents were thought to be blank – until recently.

Joan Taylor, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

How Seringapatam inspired the name of an English official’s family for 260 years

The story begins with Captain John Norris taking charge of fortification reforms in the town.

Karen Stapley

· May 24, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Mehlli Gobhai: A legacy of untitled paintings and the ability to show love without using the word

What would the acclaimed artist, who died in 2018, have thought of his own retrospective? He had a strong response to the word itself.

Jerry Pinto

· May 24, 2020 · 07:30 am

Losing sleep over Covid-19? Here’s how you can ensure you don’t miss out on your ZZZs

Cultivating small habits like staying physically active and avoiding coffee in the daytime can go a long way.

Faustin Etindele, The Conversation

· May 23, 2020 · 11:30 pm

The Art of Solitude: A traditional Telugu version of Ludo is helping bring a semblance of normalcy

Conversation and laughter over games of ashta chamma will be the memories of this anxious time after it has passed.

Mallik Thatipalli

· May 23, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Watch: If cats were humans, are these some of the things they might say?

‘Don’t talk to me outside, I have a reputation.’

Scroll Staff

· May 23, 2020 · 10:19 am

Meet Art Activist Barbie, whose female gaze is disrupting the Western art world

A group of students in the UK are using this cultural icon to call out gender inequalities in the industry.

Sarah Williamson, The Conversation

· May 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm

The Art of Solitude: When life becomes about breathing well – and doing good

A big discovery during the coronavirus lockdown: life is – quite literally – about breath.

Saumya Balsari

· May 18, 2020 · 11:30 am

How soap went from ‘smelly goop’ to luxury item to common household product

The Greeks and Romans, who pioneered public baths, used soap only to wash clothes.

Judith Ridner, The Conversation

· May 16, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Europe’s scramble for a lucrative spice market began in Southeast Asia, not India

Documents from the 17th century show fierce rivalry between English and Dutch merchants.

Margaret Makepeace

· May 16, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Artist Dhruvi Acharya evokes the pain and suffering of the coronavirus pandemic in her paintings

Acharya’s works highlight the plight of migrant workers, medics and those stuck at home.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com

· May 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Is your young dog being difficult? It’s probably just teenage rebellion

Turns out that dogs experience adolescence the same way that humans do.

Naomi D Harvey, The Conversation

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Lucy Asher, The Conversation

· May 15, 2020 · 11:30 pm