Marsh plants, which are ubiquitous along the world's shorelines, can play a major role in mitigating the damage to coastlines as sea levels rise and storm surges increase. Now, a new MIT study ...

Through millions of years of evolution, nature has produced biological systems with exceptional properties and functionalities. Many organisms have adapted to their particular environment by creating ...

A new cloaking scheme could protect boats in harbours or ports from ocean waves. (Courtesy: S Curtis) A wave-damping scheme that draws on the principles behind the much vaunted “invisibility shields” ...