- Sustainability Champions
- Big Challenges
- Environmental
- Social
Farming and Food Production- The Sustainability Mindset
- What is Sustainability?
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Conflict-free Minerals
- One Water
- Design and Architecture
- Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism
- Equal Rights for Women and Girls
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Empathy and Consciousness
- Health and Wellness
- Culture and Consciousness
- Leadership Development
- Economic
- Events
- Places
- Series
- EarthSayers Podcast
- Long Now Foundation
- Called From Darkness
- AI for Good
- Global Warming Teaching Circle
- Reconciling Ways of Knowing
- Native Perspectives on Sustainability
- Sustainable Today
- Peak Moment
- The Natural Way: Indigenous Voices: Speaker Series
- Sustainability Pioneers
- 24 Hours of Reality by The Climate Reality Project
- Ray Anderson Memorial Interviews
- The Ways: Great Lakes Native Culture & Language
About This Collection
The design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes.
"Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul. The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival." Biomimicry Institute.
Download an infographic on biomimicry here. It is available courtesy of RS Components.
Curated by mokiethecat
 June 24, 2026What can nature teach us about community, democracy, and technology in an age of rapid AI and climate crises? The AskNature Podcast explores this, inviting a shift from isolated extraction to a declaration of interdependence. In Episode 5, author Baratunde Thurston discusses remembering our belonging to each other and the Earth. Tune in to learn how to move beyond techno-fascism and embrace our roles as true, interconnected global citizens. Hosted by Amanda Sturgeon, CEO of the Biomimicry Institute, and Andrew Howley, this podcast is a project of The Biomimicry Institute. |
Julia Watson
Tristan Gooley
AskNature Hive Live Convo Replay: The Nature of Fashion - Building Biocompatible Futures
Trailer
Janine Benyus and Christiana Figueres
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Indigenous Science for Regenerative Futures with Dr. Jessica Hernandez Replay
Ray of Hope Accelerator 2026 Ask Us Anything Session Replay
2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort Demo Day Replay
AskNature Hive Live Convo with Tim McGee
AskNature Hive Live Convo Replay with Erica Berry
Bio-Inspired Clothing Technology: How Insects Inspire Better Waterproof, Breathable Sportswear
Powering Wind Turbines (Inspired by Nature) | How Owls & Maple Seeds Are Transforming Green Energy
Better Surfaces Through Nature (and Lasers!): Using Nano Textures to Create Functional Surfaces
The Power of Natural Wood | Sustainable Development of Ultralight, High-Performance Materials
Mimicking This Tiny Glass Sponge For Stronger, Lightweight Modular Building Materials
How Sustainable Packaging Can Dramatically Lower Food Waste | Biomimicry Design
Unlocking the Secret to Rapid and Complete Plastic Degradation
Combatting Plastic Pollution: A New Nature-Inspired Solution
Biomimicry and Philosophy
The Future of Food | How This ECO Friendly Innovation will Save the Planet by Mimicking Honey Bees
A Cleaner World, Inspired By Our Own Livers: Non-toxic Industrial Cleaning Solution of the Future
How Chemicals in Our Eyes Are Revolutionizing Sunblock: Say Goodbye to Synthetic Sunscreens
BIOREMEDIATION BREAKTHROUGH: Mimicking Forests To Transform Construction Waste into Usable Materials
Replay of Designing with Nature & Building for Life: Insights from Michael Pawlyn
Thoughts in Three with Janine Benyus
Rob Gilson, STEAM specialist, shares impact of students learning biomimicry
An Urban Floodwater Reduction System, Inspired by Nature and Designed by Youth
Congratulations to this year's Ray of Hope Prize recipient GreenPod Labs!
Meet this year's Ray of Hope Prize Runner-Up: Fusion Bionic!
We Brought the Top Nature-Inspired Startup Leaders Outdoors. Here's what happened.
Learning from Nature about Rest: See you in 2023!
Biomimicry Biographies: Advice from Prashant Dhawan and Seema Anand
Ray of Hope Accelerator - Ask Us Anything Webinar
This BRILLIANT Sustainability Idea will Change the World | New Self Healing Composite Material
Biodiversity and Biomimicry - Why We Must Protect Biological Diversity
Replay of the Live Conversation with Dr. Monica Berger-González
Biomimicry Institute 20th Anniversary Party
Biodiversity and Biomimicry—Why We Must Protect Biological Diversity
AskNature Hive Live Conversation with Henry Dicks - Replay
2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort Announcement
AskNature Hive Live Convo Replay - Infinite Innovation with Deepak Rajmohan
AskNature Hive Live Convo - Jurassic Plants with Riley Black
AskNature Hive Live Convo Replay - Biomimicry & the Future of Materials with Andrés Mitnik
AskNature Hive Live Conversation - Regenerative Design with Sean Quinn
AskNature Stories Long Video Compilation
Narrative Gravity: Connecting to Nature through Story - Camilo Garzón, Learn Biomimicry Confluence
2025 Ray of Hope Accelerator Ask Us Anything Session Replay
AskNature Hive Live Convo with Carl Zimmer Replay
Ray of Hope Accelerator 2024 Cohort Demo Day
Saving Coral Reefs: Climate Change-Resilient Corals Grow 50x Faster With One Natural Healing Process
A Sustainable Solution for the Chemical Industry (Inspired by Nature)
Plant-Based Alternatives to Toxic Colorants
Replay of the Live Conversation with Janine Benyus: Biomimicry for Impact
Replay of the Live Conversation with John Warner on Green Chemistry
Tardigrades & Silkworms: Nature's Secret to Smarter Seed Coatings!
Replay of the Live Conversation with Erin Rovalo + Amanda Sturgeon
Replay of the Live Conversation with Dr. Barbara Natterson Horowitz
Bioinspired Catheters: A Breakthrough Against Deadly Infections
AskNature Hive Live Convo with Adelheid Fischer Replay
Janine Benyus – Becoming a Welcome Species: Biomimicry and the Art of Generous Design
Backlash Against Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change by Suzanne Simard
In this lyrical exploration, John Todd shares the essential principles of ecological design and r
The voice of the natural world by Bernie Krause
Biomimicry at the nano level by Dr. Low Hong Yee
In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at biomimicry. Specifically how bi
Looking to Nature: Biomimicry and Design
The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps. Biomimicry design, explained with 99% Inv
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