The versatile pungam tree survives in a wide range of environments and has immense socioeconomic value. It is a host plant to many butterflies (like the pea blues seen here), and its flowers run a covert operation. Read more
Events
Science at the Sabha 2025
This February, IMSc brought a four-part science and maths recital to the Music Academy, Chennai. This edition of the Science at the Sabha hosted talks on ants, numbers, artificial intelligence and disorder. Read more
Features
The following articles are by students of the Asian College of Journalism who covered the talks at Science at the Sabha 2025.
The Great Ant Migration: A Tiny World in Motion
Leading by hand, porting luggage, foiling thieves and navigating the unknown. Shivani Lamba writes about the challenges of ant relocation based on Annagiri Sumana’s talk. Read more
A Gentle Invitation to Number Theory
Basic concepts are all one needs to understand one of number theory’s ancient unsolved problems. Janaki Pande covers UK Anandavardhan’s talk on the Congruent Number Problem. Read more
Shadows and Light: The Thrilling Odyssey of Trusted AI
AI walks a tight rope between its benefits to creativity and social good, amidst concerns about its biases and misuse. Keerthivas S reports on Richa Singh’s talk. Read more
How Disorder Rules the World
From materials to traffic systems and natural disasters, disorder is all around us. Shumaila Firoz writes about Pinaki Chaudhuri’s talk on disordered systems. Read more
Science at the Sabha 2025 also showcased the poster series - ‘IMSc Research Snapshots 2024’, featuring bite-sized stories about recent research from the Institute. These posters and related resources can be accessed here.
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