From water-skipping robots to elephant-skin inspired cooling materials, engineers have continued to find inspiration 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 ...

To conquer some of the toughest challenges for 21st century design, manufacturers are turning to an R&D lab 3.8 billion years in the making: nature. To solve its hose-wear problem, engineers at Parker ...

Nature has inspired humans in myriad ways from the beginning of time, but one of the relatively untapped applications of how nature can improve building structures comes in the form of architectural ...

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 ...

Mimicry is a survival adaptation where one species evolves to resemble another, differing from camouflage which involves blending into the environment. Some species, such as the skunk cabbage, use ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit championing a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative future, has announced the ten startups selected for ...

Moths are often underestimated compared to butterflies, yet they are just as fascinating and ecologically significant. Acting as vital pollinators, natural pest controllers, and a crucial food source ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A book about mimicry and camouflage in nature, art and warfare has won the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing, a biennial award open to any genre on a given theme. This year's chosen ...

With Halloween behind us, we take off the costumes and go about the rest of the year as ourselves. For us, it is only a holiday, but for other living things, it’s a way of survival and life. Mimicry ...