Environmental Technology

How nature is transforming environmental technology — 9 biomimicry examples with real-world products and research. …

These single-celled organisms produce cold blue light through a luciferin-luciferase reaction — the biology behind …

Lichen is a symbiosis between fungus and photosynthetic algae or cyanobacteria — the biology behind living building …

The spittlebug nymph wraps itself in foam made from plant sap and a foaming agent secreted — the biology behind …

The basking shark filter-feeds on plankton by swimming with its mouth open — the biology behind water filtration …

Osedax worms have no mouth, gut, or digestive organs — the biology behind chemosynthetic bioprocessing.

Mangrove roots filter salt from seawater so effectively that the tree can drink pure saltwater — the biology behind …

Extends plant root reach up to 100-fold via fungal hyphae that trade phosphorus, water — the biology behind …

Without a brain or nervous system, solves shortest-path problems between food sources by reinforcing — the biology …

Filters up to 6,000 litres of water per hour through cephalic lobes using cross-flow — the biology behind self-cleaning …