We live in the Anthropocene, a time that privileges the human experience above all else. The planet is continually harmed and exploited, making people seemingly oblivious to the human interactions ...

The emerging science of social biomimicry still places too much value on human constructs. There are ways around that. You may have heard about biomimicry, a technological and social movement ...

LATE 1990S, IS ACTUALLY A SIMPLE CONCEPT. IT’S IMITATING NATURE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OR INVENTING SOMETHING, USING NATURE AS INSPIRATION. NATURE IS THE PATHWAY TO SCIENCE AND INVENTION. HERE AT THE ...

Architects learn from nature and develop ways to design and build homes, schools, and other constructions. It’s called biomimicry. Take a tour with Boise architect Andy Erstad and see biomimicry in ...

How does nature make durable materials like corals without heat or a kiln? How do peacock feathers get their beautiful colors? And how do geckos stick to all kinds of surfaces, allowing them to run up ...

Through years of evolution, natural processes have gradually been perfected to become functionally efficient, exhibiting impressive and desirable traits such as robustness, self-organization and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — March 11, 2024 — Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 to empower nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet, today opens ...

If it’s true that actions speak louder than words and, if this applies to science, then the idea of Intelligent Design is a lot more popular than many scientists let on. For example, from his assumed ...

In a world where innovation is key to sustainability, humanity turns to an age-old master for inspiration: nature. The emerging field of biomimicry explores the ingenious designs of the natural world, ...

Biomimicry, the practice of learning from and mimicking nature to solve human design challenges, became a recognized science in the late 20th century, but studying and imitating the natural world has ...