Everything we see today has been possible because somewhere someone was observant and was keen to recreate a better picture of the world with science. Be it the apple that fell on Newton’s head or the streamlined bodies of modern day airplanes, nature has made its impact on science in more ways than we can ever count. When the Wright brothers created their ‘flying machine’ to soar high into the sky, little did they know that they would be unearthing so much potential trapped inside the world around them. The submarines glide through the sea using the streamlining feature of sharks, and other marine animals. All through the human existence, there have been many instances where humans have solved their complex problems by mimicking nature’s simple solutions. Biomimicry today has become a field of study per se. Velcro, the stickybot and the bullet train, are all famous examples.
It’s amazing how much nature can teach us. Everything that the earth has is a trick in disguise. Every second, every part of it is teaches us to innovate to adapt. Be it the colour combinations for the creative minds or scientific traces for the curious ones, nature provides us a lot and it’s up to us how we observe and replicate them in ways that will be useful for mankind.
On one side we talk about Mother Nature being our inspiration and on the other, we are ruining it. Today, we have reached a stage where we only think about moving forward and moving fast. We don’t think about the possible fall-out and the side-effects that our creations can have on nature. In our journey of scaling new heights, we've been leaving behind scars and forgetting why we started it in the very first place.
Nature is beautiful and has infinite stories to tell and lessons to teach. But at the rate we are going we may ruin it before we can even learn quarter of what it has to say. So, next time you're pondering over ways to leave a mark on the world, observe the nature around you, but make sure you don't end up destroying what inspired you.
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