There are several natural phenomena around us that go completely unnoticed. After all, we take it for granted, not trying to delve behind the science that hides behind these miracle-like occurrences.

You might not be a scientist or a science nerd, however, you should try and take out some time to look into the wonders of science and nature to find a striking relationship between them at a grass root level. This can be very insightful and educational. Here is a list of some of the most common occurrences around us, which have actually been a result of breakthroughs, inspired by science and nature.

• Archimedes principle
  The very proverbial “Eureka” moment that makes everyone jump with pride, even made the famous engineer, inventor, physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, Archimedes jump. He was so ecstatic at the results of one of his experiments that he ran down the streets to the king’s place shouting.

Through a simple experiment of adding ice cubes to a glass full of water, and by immersing himself in the bathtub, he derived that from the upward force on the object (the buoyant force) the average density of the object could be determined.

This principle describes how ships and submarines float on water or even how hot air balloons fly. Today, the various scientific research subjects like medical, geology, engineering, and entomology are making major headway because of this very principle.

• Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment
  Imagine risking your life against a source that can possibly provide electricity to the whole planet. The source being referred to here is none other than the lightning from a thunderstorm. Benjamin Franklin’s idea was to fly a kite during a thunderstorm and conduct electricity using the string of the kite and the key that he had attached at the bottom of the kite.

When this kite was struck by lightning, Benjamin moved his hand near the bottom and felt a shock, on the basis of which he concluded that the lightning could produce electricity. The touch was a mere accident; what he intended was to send the electricity in a Leyden jar, which was used as a capacitator.

• Biomimicry
  A brilliant example of how science and nature have shaken hands is biomimicry, in which science has developed various robots that have used nature as a template.

For instance, Harvard engineers have been successful in developing a RoboBee that can flap its wings 120 times per second, and this bee-looking micro-drone took almost a decade to perfect. This robotic bee is modeled on the biology of bee and hive behavior.

It is believed that this model will be able to successfully hover and perform flight maneuvers, because of which it will be useful in crop pollination and several search and rescue missions.

In conclusion, there is some logic behind the presence of every small element in nature, and nothing better than science can explain this correlation. To put it in a more succinct format, science and nature go hand in hand.