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Nature is more than the sum of its parts. Explore the connections between individual biological strategies, innovations, or educational resources as leading thinkers, scientists, artists, and others reflect on unifying themes in biomimicry.
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2021 Ray of Hope Prize Finalists
It is very important to the future of humankind that any of you in design form a very clear understanding of ethical design—design for sustainability—and commit to it for a lifetime.Ray C. Anderson Industrial Sustainability Pioneer
Discover the 10 nature‑inspired startups selected to participate in the 2021 Ray of Hope Prize®, a transformational program designed to help startups scale their sustainable solutions.
How Does Nature Teach and Learn?
Education isn't just about memorization, but practicing into mastery. Looking to other species, we see that long‑term success is all about incorporating new knowledge into your very being.
How Does Nature Deal With Stress?
Long before the strain of the COVID pandemic, the writing was on the wall about modern life's impact on mental health. But we're not the first species to face stress. See what we can learn from our neighbors.
Janine Benyus on Ask Nature
From the earliest days of the Biomimicry Institute's history, it was clear that a tool was needed to serve as a translator of biological knowledge into the language of human design. In 2006, Ask Nature was born. To mark the launch of a redesigned site and expanded content offerings, Co‑founder of the Institute Janine Benyus joins Chief Editor Andrew Howley in conversation.
How Does Nature Sustain Communities?
Today’s challenges in public health and social equity have humans feeling disconnected––from nature and each other. Explore bio‑inspired approaches to reconnect with both.
Keeping Clean
While nature presents many ways to get dirty, it also offers a variety of solutions for staying clean.
Life‑Friendly Transportation
How might we transport people and goods more effectively?
Resilient Food Systems
Biological strategies could provide inspiration for how to improve our food systems at both minute and systemic scales.
Solving for a Changing Climate
The science is clear, and so is our imperative. What can we learn from nature as we design solutions for mitigating, adapting to, and reversing climate change?
Energy in Nature
As our demand for energy increases, so must the innovative and life‑friendly ways we access and use it.
High Performance Materials
Nature shows us how structure and composition can make our materials stronger and lighter.