We can learn a lot from nature, but first we have to learn how to do that. A whole host of programs–from grade school to graduate school–are now teaching the art of biomimicry. It’s 7:00 a.m. on ...

Leaders say they want innovation, yet reward speed and predictability. Learning from nature shows how curiosity and culture drive better innovation at work.

Janine Benyus helped bring the word biomimicry into 21st century vocabularies in her 1997 book on the subject. Her company, The Biomimicry Group, encourages biologists at the design table to ask: how ...

Windows that prevent bird collisions by mimicking the UV-reflective qualities of spider webs; a train that travels faster, uses less energy and makes less noise after it was redesigned to resemble a ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 15, 2025 / The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 to empower nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet, ...

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 ...

Nature is full of technologies, if you think of technologies as just tools for living. Take the frog tongue: to catch a glimpse of a frog's tongue in action, you have to be pretty sharp, or determined ...

In honor of the Portland area's recent heat wave, we'll look at a hot-climate house that mimics a snail for coolness, and the field of biomimicry; at research on the cocoon as a way to improve home ...

Concrete is the most consumed material on our planet, second only to water; and consumption has dramatically increased over the last few decades with the proliferation of the human population. Today, ...

You know bats and dolphins ‘echolocate’ to find their prey, sending out blips of squeaky SONAR-like sound waves that bounce off fish or moths in the dark. And people do it, too, using expensive ...