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The Biomimicry Institute Announces the 2026 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort
The Biomimicry Institute is proud to announce the 2026 Cohort of the Ray of Hope Accelerator.
The AskNature Podcast Launches May 27, Exploring Our Reconnection with Nature
MISSOULA, MT – May 4, 2026 – The Biomimicry Institute, a not-for-profit organization co-founded by Janine Benyus in 2005 with the mission to catalyze a nature positive, regenerative, and inclusive future, today announced the launch…
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…
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…
Cities as Ecosystems: Rethinking Infrastructure with Nature as Mentor
Modern cities are incredible feats of engineering, but many are also brittle, siloed, and unsustainable. Buildings consume vast amounts of energy, water, and materials. Water, waste, and power infrastructure systems are often designed in isolation,…
How Protecting Land Preserves Nature’s Inspiration
When it comes to protecting biodiversity, biomimicry is both a reason to do it, and a way to do it well.
Learning From the Life of the Past
When “life finds a way” … we should learn from it. The real-life Jurassic world––and every prehistoric world––was full of life, giving rise to species with incredible adaptations and strategies just like the species of…
What is the Hive All About, Anyway? Meet the Manager, Lily Urmann.
The Hive is an online community platform and knowledge hub for biomimicry, designed to bring together the global movement in one place to interact, engage, and support each other as we continue in our own…
