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Lighting the way
Scientists are harnessing photonics and metaoptics technologies — with game-changing impact.
The science is sound
Sound waves are being increasingly channelled to probe nature, with significant potential applications.
Let's take a monsoon rain check
New research is poking holes in the old monsoon forecasting system. And it's raining ideas.
Come rain or shine
Despite the inclement hiccups, weather nowcasting has taken off.
Flashback, fast forward
Millennia-old monsoon variabilities may help explain future patterns.