The Biomimicry Blog

Human-made pollution is causing great harm to ecosystems and public health, and traditional cleanup methods are often no better. But nature offers its own solutions. Bioremediation uses natural processes to break down pollutants in water, soil or other ecological systems, in order to restore environ...

It’s no secret. Honeycombs are the poster child of biomimicry design.

An effective design like no other, made with love by nature’s sweet (and buzzy) six-legged engineers.

Slap the honeycomb structure on any design—and voila, you just made it stronger, possibly sustainable, and even improved the l...

Hello bio-designers

Every year, the Biomimicry Institute assembles the top nature-inspired startups in the world to accelerate their growth. From facilitating events to disconnect from the internet and reconnect with the wild world (we all need a bit more of that), to providing sustainable and biom...