How does nature make durable materials like corals without heat or a kiln? How do peacock feathers get their beautiful colors? And how do geckos stick to all kinds of surfaces, allowing them to run up ...

Maddie Yang discusses biomimicry, a field that encourages us to embrace the perfection of what nature created and use it as a roadmap.

When it comes to innovation, nature often gets there first. For millions of years, plants and animals have been adapting, optimizing, and surviving through elegant solutions to life’s toughest ...

Humans are excellent inventors, but the best ideas aren’t formed in a vacuum. Sometimes, the spark for innovation comes from learning how things work in the world around us—and taking a page out of ...