Time travel could be possible, but only with parallel timelines

Scientists are working on finding a concrete theory of time travel with multiple timelines that is fully compatible with general relativity.

Barak Shoshany, The Conversation

· May 20, 2022 · 11:30 pm

From Bombay to France, the idea of time has undergone many transformations

With five-day weeks and ten-hour days, time was once subservient to the ideological needs of states.

Keerthik Sasidharan, Aeon

· Sep 15, 2019 · 09:30 pm

In an era of smartwatches, one couple wants to bring back old-school artistic watchmaking

Nirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj, through Bangalore Watch Company, want to bring back the glory days of the city as hub for watchmaking.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· May 05, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Is it really 2018? The evidence suggests otherwise

Since the middle ages, scholars have been saying that our dates might be out by decades.

Charles C. Rozier, The Conversation

· Apr 05, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Vishal K Dar’s Storm Deities explores how to measure time without a ticking clock

The rhythmic motion of the installation stays with viewers long after its time at the Shanghai Biennale has ended.

Chanpreet Khurana

· Jun 04, 2017 · 03:30 pm

‘A Suitable Girl’ is coming. What was it like to read Vikram Seth’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ 24 years ago?

Not only will the sequel be published soon, but a BBC series is also on its way.

Devapriya Roy

· May 26, 2017 · 08:30 am

Why a recently discovered 1,500-year-old mummy is inspiring theories about time travel

It's her trendy shoes that sparked the speculation.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 28, 2016 · 08:00 pm

Watch this incredibly intricate writing clock created by a Japanese art student

The clock was discovered after its maker posted a 16-second video of the working mechanism on Twitter.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 22, 2016 · 04:24 pm

One last time: an old HMT ad, as a factory reopens to manufacture a final batch of watches

India's lost timekeeper surges back to life, though briefly.

Shubhra Dixit

· Jan 05, 2016 · 07:00 pm

Unhurried city: Archival pictures of a gentler Madras

Chennai, the way it was.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 18, 2014 · 07:24 am