Why the use of chemical weapons attracts so much international outrage

Chemical warfare first began to attract a special moral condemnation during World War I.

Patricia Shamai, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

What’s behind the intense storms battering North West India? Experts divided, call for more research

Some believe the ‘peculiar’ thunderstorms and dust storms are because of a change in the pattern of winter storms, or rising heat.

Nidhi Jamwal

· May 24, 2018 · 09:00 am

Watch: Who’s that advising golfers on the best shot to play? It’s an Artificial Intelligence caddy

A company named Arccos has combined data analytics with images of golf courses for the service.

Scroll Staff

· May 23, 2018 · 01:00 pm

When did the lights first come on in the universe? A galaxy close to the dawn of time gives a clue

Astronomers have indirectly spotted some of the first stars in the universe.

James Geach, The Conversation

· May 22, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Video: What the developments in Karnataka tell us about the road to 2019

Every morning, Scroll.in brings you the day’s most important stories to start you ahead.

Scroll Staff

· May 21, 2018 · 06:30 am

How an 1821 book spawned an opioid crisis in the US

Thomas De Quincy’s 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater' is considered the first modern drug memoir.

Robert Morrison, The Conversation

· May 19, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Why we’re drilling into the world’s highest glacier on Everest with a converted car wash

Meet the first team trying to understand the secrets of Mount Everest's glaciers.

Katie Miles, The Conversation

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Bryn Hubbard, The Conversation

· May 18, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Africa’s offline gender gap is getting replicated online

Despite this, $400 million collected to close Africa’s digital divide is unspent.

Nanjira Sambuli

· May 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Macaques in Bandipur have learnt how to beg visitors for food, say researchers

While adults threaten visitors or snatch food, young macaques make eye contact and extend their hand in a ‘begging’ gesture.

Sandhya Sekar

· May 16, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Watch: Elon Musk reveals his conveyor belt tunnel for commuters is almost ready

Up next: free demonstration rides for the public to load their vehicles (or themselves) on a sled and whiz along.

Scroll Staff

· May 16, 2018 · 10:00 am

Watch: Anything people eat at this restaurant is made almost entirely by automaton

The devices combine the ingredients, prepares the meal in cooking woks, and also clean themselves immediately.

Scroll Staff

· May 14, 2018 · 10:00 am

Four misconceptions about Germany’s legal crackdown on social media

NetzDG does not cover all hate speech and probably won't have a 'chilling effect' on users.

Stefan Theil, The Conversation

· May 12, 2018 · 11:30 pm