Biomimicry Feature Stories How the study of animals benefits humans in general
- From butterflies, some lessons about life -- and death by Barbara Mahany, PhysOrg
- HeadlDolphins' 'remarkable' recovery from injury offers important insights for human healingine PhysOrg
- Butterfly data to help guide restoration work PhysOrg
- Why Study Hyenas? by Kay E. Holekamp, Scientist at Work, New York Times
- Worm discovery could help 1 billion people worldwide Medical Xpress
- Peaceful bonobos may have something to teach humans by Miles O' Brien and Ann Kellan, PhysOrg
- Bee farmland activity research gives academics a buzz PhysOrg
- Animal studies reveal new route to treating heart disease Medical Xpress
- Animal-assisted therapy decreases patient anxiety in pre-MRI setting, study suggests Medical Xpress, PhysOrg
- Study in Roundworm Chromosomes May Offer New Clues to Tumor Genome Development Science News
- Nature’s Super-Materials by Melissa Salpietra, NOVA
“In the pursuit of stronger, cleaner, and altogether better materials, scientists are turning to Mother Nature for inspiration.”
- How animals made us human by Drake Bennett, Boston Globe
“...the unique ability to observe and control the behavior of other animals is what allowed one particular set of Pleistocene era primates to evolve into modern man.”
- Using Nature as a Design Guide Bloomberg Businessweek
Janine Benyus, dean of the burgeoning "biomimicry" design movement, helps companies look to the natural world to help take their business green
- What Can Evolution Teach Us About Ourselves? Big Think
- The Search for Animal Inventors by Judy Milius, Science News
- Worm studies shed light on human cancers PhysOrg
- Animal Crackers
Adaptations to Capture the Problem-Solving Imagination by Stephen Grossman and Peter Lloyd
- Creative Animal Safari Applied Natural Selection at your local zoo.
- Wild Ideas inspirational, self-help radio vignettes featuring fascinating animal adaptations.
Biomimicry News Stories Specific animal-inspired inventions and innovations
- Woolly Mammoth's Secrets for Shrugging Off Cold Points Toward New Artificial Blood for Humans Science Daily
- Copying geckos’ toes PhysOrg
- Boeing demonstrates swarm technology Gizmag
- What parasites eat is the key to better drug design MedicalXpress
- Researchers Mimic Nature to Create a Bio-Inspired Brain for Robots Science Daily
- Spider silk glue inspires next-generation technology PhysOrg
- Tree Frogs' Self-Cleaning Feet Could Solve a Sticky Problem Science Daily
- Mantis shrimp eye could improve high-definition DVDs, holographic technology PhysOrg
- 'Orca ears' inspire researchers to develop ultrasensitive undersea microphone By Louis Beregron
- Inspired by insect intelligence PhysOrg
- Gecko-inspired robot by Katie Gatto, PhysOrg
- Fox tactics could inspire territorial design PhysOrg
- Fruit fly's response to starvation could help control human appetites PhysOrg
- Scientists exploit ash tree pest's chemical communication PhysOrg
- Bats lend an ear to sonar engineering PhysOrg
- Bee venom used to create ultra-sensitive explosives sensor by Ben Coxworth, Gizmag
- Studying 'squid skin' to create new camouflage patterns PhysOrg
- Lizard-inspired robot can swim through granular material by Ben Coxworth, Gizmag
- Bats lend an ear to sonar engineering PhysOrg
- Inchworm bot curls: 'That's just how I roll' Charlotte LoBuono, contributor, New Scientist
- Caterpillars Inspire New Movements in Soft Robots Science Daily
- Researchers discover optical secrets of 'metallic' beetles PhysOrg
- Artificial chameleon tongue has bug-catching licked by Paul Marks, New Scientist
- Insect-inspired HECTOR walking robot by Darren Quick, Gizmag
- What Sea Squirts Can Teach Us About the Heart Science News
- Chameleon's ballistic tongue inspires robotic manipulators by Lisa Zyga, PhysOrg
- Mussel Adhesive Inspires Tough Coating for Living Cells Science Daily
- Mosquito needle helps take sting out of injections by Paul Marks, Science News
- Crickets inspire stealthy robots to fire rings of air by Paul Marks, Science News
- Study of 90 animals’ thigh bones reveals how they can efficiently carry loads PhysOrd
- Moth eyes inspire antireflective surfaces for military applications by Karen B. Roberts, PhysOrg
- Moth antennae inspire new Alzheimer's research tool by Ben Coxworth, Gizmag
- Insect hearing inspires new approach to small antennas by Sandra Knisely, PhysOrg
- What a rat can tell us about touch PhysOrg
- Jumping spiders that love smelly socks could help fight malaria by Lin Edwards, PhysOrg
- Revisited human-worm relationships shed light on brain evolution PhysOrg
- Engineers study birds, bees to design unmanned vehicles by Ed Sites, PhysOrg
- Researchers Use Common Cockroach to Fine-Tune Robots of the Future Science News
- Woodpecker's head inspires shock absorbers New Scientist
- Dragonfly wings inspire micro wind turbine design New Scientist
- Songbird's Strategy for Changing Its Tune Could Inform Rehab Efforts Science Daily
- Synthetic materials that behave like mollusk shells PhysOrg
- In the Blink of Bird’s Eye, a Model for Quantum Navigation Lisa Grossman, Wired Science
- Mussels inspire self-healing sticky gel By Ben Coxworth, Gizmag
- Insect eyes inspire improved solar cells PhysOrg
- Fruit fly research could lead to simpler and more robust computer networks by Grant Banks, Gizmag
- Mechanisms of Juvenile Hormone Action in Insects Could Help Fine Tune Pesticides Science Daily
- Butterfly wings behind anti-counterfeiting technology PhysOrg
- Fruit Fly Nervous System Provides New Solution to Fundamental Computer Network Problem Science Daily
- Rock-Munching Mollusks A Model For Artificial Bones NPR
- Cockroach inspires robotic hand PhysOrg
- Mussel adhesive for DNA chips PhysOrg
- Ants lead way to speedier computer networks by Matt Kaplan, Nature
- Guidance Instrument Based on the Brain of a Shrimp by Eric Brachhausen, IdeaConnection
- Scientists find natural photovoltaic cell in hornet, and copy it by Ben Coxworth, Gizmag
- Fluid nature: From wet dogs to washing machines by Catherine de Lange, New Scientist
- Lungfish teeth could hold key to better cars, planes PhysOrg
- Jellyfish inspire flexible pumps by Ben Coxworth, Gizmag
- Whale-inspired bumps improve efficiency of ocean turbine blades by Darren Quick
- Scientists imitate nature to engineer nanofilmsby Donna McKinney, PhysOrg
- When bird meets machine, bioinspired flight PhysOrg
- Robotic elephant trunk could hang with humans by Paul Marks, Science News
- Lyfish-inspired pumps: Researchers investigate next generation medical and robotic devices PhysOrg
- Invention: Bat-style footstep detector New Scientist
- Materials Scientists Copy Beetle Anatomy To Develop Antibacterial Coatings Science Daily
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