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Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure
Biomimicry Institute Launches their Inaugural Co-Lab focused on Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure aimed to catalyze sector-wide shift toward nature-positive solutions.
Designing a Nature-Inspired Future at LA Climate Week
In 2009, a movement began in NYC that has since sparked over 20 annual Climate Weeks worldwide. This year marked my third time attending LA Climate Week (LACW), and witnessing its evolution has been quite…
Good News: You Can’t Ever Be Disconnected From Nature
Surrounded by large buildings, elaborate infrastructure, and intricate technology, it can be easy to feel disconnected from nature.
Biomimicry Institute Invites Startups to Apply For 2026 Cohort of the Ray of Hope Accelerator
A Leading Global Accelerator for Nature-Inspired Innovation Accepts Applications Until April 24, 2026 MISSOULA, MT — March 3, 2025 — The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 with the mission…
From Hospital Scrubs to Surgical Sutures: Berlin’s Circular Bioeconomy
In Berlin-Brandenburg, a surgical team prepares for an operation. The biodegradable sutures they’re using were once a nurse’s uniform. In a nearby greenhouse, plants are thriving with biofertilizers made from contaminated cleaning cloths that have…
How Would Nature Communicate About the Climate Crisis?
As a writer, I believe deeply in the power of stories to educate, inspire, and change minds. Whether documentaries, books, podcasts, or articles, the media we consume can be hugely influential. Nowhere is this more important…
From Incineration to Innovation: The Netherlands is transforming Fashion’s “Impossible” Waste
Every year, the Netherlands discards approximately 215,000 tonnes of post-consumer textiles, roughly 12 kilograms per person. Poor recyclability sends half to incineration. This waste stream containing contaminated materials, blended synthetic-natural fabrics, and mixed colors, defies…
A Year of Belonging: Reflections on Growth, Connection, and Nature’s Wisdom
As this year draws to a close, I find myself looking back over the past twelve months with an incredible sense of pride for what we have achieved. This year we stepped into the first…
Building a Future with Our Hands: What ‘Home’ Means in 2025
It’s late 2025, and a lot has changed since the most popular essay collection in AskNature’s history thus far, “How Does Nature Build a Home?“, was first published in early 2023. Back then, I was…
Ray of Hope Gallery 2025: Ten Nature-Inspired Innovations Now Live on AskNature
There is a phrase from Janine Benyus’s book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature that has never left me: “Life creates conditions conducive to life.” In a moment when we urgently need systems that regenerate rather…
