The life digital
As the world gears up to embrace a sustainable future, scientists are mimicking biological systems to find solutions to disparate problems.
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From slithering tubes to moving with legs: the wondrous evolution of locomotion.
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New lease of life
Engineers are looking at a great model for design that had been ignored for centuries: life.
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Microbes vs methane
Researchers are employing methane-eating bacteria to deal with the menace of the potent greenhouse gas.
- Jan 2026
See how they move
From slithering tubes to moving with legs: the wondrous evolution of locomotion.
- Jan 2026
It's the science, silly!
Curiosity‑driven scientific inquiry, seemingly without a 'use', isn’t a luxury. It forms the foundation of innovation.
- Jan 2026
No smoke without fire
Stubble-burning farmers are slyly evading satellite detection. Researchers, therefore, favour multisourcing pollution data.
- Jan 2026
Now you see it; now you don't
The new military race is in counter-drone technology, and Indian start-ups are gearing up for it.
- Jan 2026
Rain some, lose some
A new study on climate throws up a few surprises.
- Jan 2026
