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Bioinspired Science & Technology - Interdisciplinary research at the interface of engineering & the life sciences.

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Jungle trek at Bukit Tempayan Pisang, #Brunei. Photo by: Chaz K

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On the top of Bukit Tempayan Pisang, #Brunei. Photo: Jervin

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Walking through the Empire Hotel Brunei.

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Stingless bees fanning at the entrance of their hive in the UBD Botanical Garden. Video: Chi Nnoka.

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Resurrection: Charles has gotten the 2023 biomimetic sonar robot working again.

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Evening serenity at Muara Beach. Photo: Upeksha

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Calm waters at Tasek Merimbum, #Brunei's largest natural lake. Photo: Tiffany V.

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Big sky: Sweeping views of Muara Beach, #Brunei. Photo: Hirusha

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Impressive ant colony at Bukit Tempayan Pisang, #Brunei. Photo: Jack

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Cold-eyed caffeinated cat looking from the wall of a cafe in Kiulap, #Brunei. Photo: Chi

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Chenille plant with beautifully long, fluffy, and drooping red flowers at UBD's Botanical Research Centre. These are not only ornamental but are also being studied for their potential medicinal properties. Photo: Maha

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Mall in the Abdul Razak Complex in Gadong, #Brunei. It boasts stores, a food court, arcade, and a multiplex movie theater.

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Crew for yesterday's "littoral biodiversity survey" at Muara Beach, #Brunei.

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Food fight: Pink-necked green pigeons (Treron vernans) squabbling in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. #Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2024

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Feisty feathered fellows: Group of black-backed swamphens (Porphyrio indicus) in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. #Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2024

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Frugivore in paradise: Night encounter with an Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) in a masting palm at Meriuk Farm, #Brunei.

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Seed eater: Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) munching on a rich food source in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. #Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2024

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Blending in: Common iora (Aegithina tiphia) in #Brunei. Photo: Husini Bakar. #Borneo #wildlife #birds #birding #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2024

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Camouflage: Bush cricket (Tettigonidae sp.) on a lichen encrusted leaf at Mout Kinabalu, Sabah, #Malaysia. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #insects

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Big beautiful eyes: Elegant bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) in #Brunei. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #wildlife #snakes #wildlifephotography