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When Lian van Leeuwen joined the Biomimicry Practitioner Programme, she wasn’t just looking to improve the comfort of cycling bib shorts — she was chasing a deeper question: How can performance gear move from extractive to regenerative? 

"For me, coming across biomimicry really excited me because i...

Solving the challenge of restoring a dilapidated park is no small feat. But through applying biomimicry on systems level and involving a whole community, biodiversity can thrive again. 

When Joana Moreno Rivera (an urban designer and architect) stumbled upon the Biomimicry Practitioner Programme, s...

Biomimicry in architecture is the practice of drawing inspiration from nature’s forms, processes, and systems to design buildings that are efficient, sustainable, and well-adapted to their environments. It offers creative, low-impact solutions to pressing environmental challenges including energy us...

If you're looking for work in sustainability, biomimicry or the nature-based solutions industry, we've curated a list of the latest vacancies currently available around the world. 

You can also learn more about which types of jobs are well suited for practicing biomimicry here.

These listings rang...

You may have been asked what’s your life's purpose before, but have you ever been asked, ‘what is the purpose of Life? Life's purpose is to create conditions conducive to life. Simple, yet profound and long-lasting. 

What’s more interesting to note, is that there are a set of principles that are fo...

What might surprise you about the annual Bioneers Conference ... is that it’s not a conference at all. It's more akin to a ceremony, with dancing, community building, spirituality and learning. Attending Bioneers is like drinking from a fire hose of nature’s wisdom and collective knowledge. Bioneers...

If imitation is the sincerest flattery, humans have been applauding the natural world for a good while now, perhaps since its inception. Here, we'll give an overview of the complete history of biomimicry - from those who did it first, even before it was called biomimicry, to where we are today. 

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Biomimicry, the practice of drawing inspiration from nature to solve human challenges, has become a powerful tool in the field of renewable energy. By observing and understanding the strategies that have evolved in the natural world, scientists and engineers have developed innovative technologies th...

What is life? Humans across the world have asked this significant question for ages and now, in the year 2025, artificial intelligence is asking (and answering) it too. 

We asked ChatGPT, and here's its answer:

That’s a profound question! From a biological perspective, life is often defined by a s...

Are you a biologist, hoping to use and apply biology and your knowledge outside of the laboratory? Perhaps a career change? Or perhaps you've recently graduated and are just embarking on a new career. 

Biomimicry would not exist without biology, and the importance of biologists cannot be overstated...