Concrete Without Quarries – Complete Curricula Now Available
Late last year we released the middle school version of the curricula, Nature-Inspired Chemistry: Concrete without Quarries. We’re happy to announce that the complete set of lesson plans for upper elementary grades through high school, and including home...The Wow Factor
Sometimes all it takes to inspire a lifelong nature lover is a glimpse at a stunning otherworldly creature from our own planet. Take for example this Jewel Caterpillar and it’s muppet-like adult moth form (pictured below right). The specimen on the left was...Simple Solutions
High tech biomimicry case studies generate a lot of buzz (who doesn’t love the idea of octopus technology in your e-reader?). But simple solutions can be just as transformative. For example, a local paper in Provincetown, Massachusetts, recently reported on a...Masters of Disguise: Leaf-mimic Katydids
As child, I always thought walking sticks, or “stick-bugs” were pretty amazing in their camouflage. Now, I’ve learned, the leaf-mimic katydids take disguise to a whole new level. Abundant in humid tropical areas, these critters are part of a group...Where Do Trees Come From?
Sounds like a silly question but, really, where does all the matter in a tree come from? Think about it for a moment. Trees grow in the ground, so it’s intuitive to assume that the matter that makes a tree might come from the ground. But the truth is, trees are...Secrets of the Albatross
The albatross is a large sea bird with a dramatic wingspan that can reach up to 12 feet. The birds range over huge areas of the ocean and regularly circle the globe as they forage for food. Traveling such distances would be a huge energy burden for most birds,...UMass Boston Approves Biomimicry Course for Science Distribution Requirement
Guest post by Dr. Anamarija Frankic, Biomimicry Fellow I am excited to share some great news with the biomimicry education community! The biomimicry course that I have taught as an elective at UMass Boston for the last two years has now been approved as a science...Introducing the “Anternet”
How is an ant colony like a computer? No, that’s not a riddle – it’s science! Two researchers at Stanford have demonstrated that the algorithms that computers use to transfer data and avoid congestion on the Internet actually mimics the behavior of...How We Make Stuff
How We Make Stuff is a recently released pop-up book, written by Christiane Dorion and illustrated by Beverley Young, that introduces young people to the ways we currently use the Earth’s natural resources as well as alternative approaches including biomimicry...Share
