Biomimicry: technology inspired by nature
Source: The Ecologist
This article provides examples of past, present, and future technology inspired by nature.
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Total Failure: The Mountain That Got Away
Source: WBUR
Professional cimber Emily Harrington talks about the trip that taught her that it is okay to fail.
Grand Canyon Stunts Over the Years
Source: National Geographic
Read about the death-defying spectacles performed by thrill seekers in and around the popular national park throughout history.
Our laws make slaves of nature. It’s not just humans who need rights
Source: The Guardian
Read this article to learn about efforts to grant legal rights to the natural world, such as the work some in Nepal are doing to recognize the rights of the Himalaya mountains to freedom from the threat of climate change.
Why the zebra got its stripes: to deter flies from landing on it
Source: The Guardian
Read about the benefits of zebras’ stripes.
In Eastern Alabama, communities reel from tornado’s “annihilation”
Source: PBS
People reflect on what was lost during the tornadoes that ripped through Alabama, while organizing and planning to move forward.
This 12-year-old girl built a robot that can find microplastics in the ocean
Source: Tween Tribune
Empowered to tackle a micro problem on a macro scale, this 12-year-old takes on the Earth’s oceans and the plastic within it.
Indian teen builds world’s ‘lightest satellite’
Source: BBC
Teen changes the world with the invention of a satellite small enough to hold in the palm of your hand.
Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus
Source: NPR
Watch this video to learn how one scientist took a simple childhood chore and transformed it into a revolutionary way to help the environment.