The Akrotiri evacuation remains one of archaeology’s most uncomfortable puzzles because it does not behave like a disaster site. On Santorini, where a massive volcanic eruption buried entire settlements in ash around 1600 BCE, researchers expected a Bronze Age version of Pompeii, chaos frozen mid-moment, bodies left where they fell, daily life interrupted violently. Instead,…

Indian entrepreneur Anjali Sardana built a fast-growing startup less than a year after graduating from college in the United States. Her company, Pronto, has quickly become one of the most talked-about young startups in India’s home-services market.Sardana graduated from Georgetown University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. After graduating, she briefly…

The “No Kings” protests swept across the United States and parts of Western Europe on March 29, 2026, drawing thousands opposed to President Trump’s foreign policy, particularly the escalating tensions with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Organisers framed it as a movement for democracy, peace, and civil rights. It was all of those things,…