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In the hills of northeast India, villagers grow living bridges by guiding the roots of rubber fig trees across rivers for 15 to 30 years — and unlike any bridge built by human hands, the older these get, the stronger they become - Space Daily

Published by Space Daily 20 August 2026 at 00:30
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In the hills of northeast India, villagers grow living bridges by guiding the roots of rubber fig trees across rivers for 15 to 30 years — and unlike any bridge built by human hands, the older these get, the stronger they become - Space Daily
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Meghalaya's villagers have cracked a code that defies centuries of engineering: bridges that strengthen as they age, grown patiently from living roots into structures that outlast any human-built span.

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