Browse

Xploration Nature Knows Best

(2015)

Adventure

Science & Nature

Kids & Family

An entertaining marine biologist presents the fun, clever ways scientists, engineers, and innovators imitate nature to create amazing advancements.

DIRECTOR

STARRING

Flying planes in tight formation to mimic the energy-efficient flight patterns of migrating birds.

The Bullit Center living building mimics a tree; nature-based inventions change buildings.

A deadly creature saves lives by keeping planes in the sky during icy conditions.

A reef that's full of life; an invention based on lobster eyes; turning feet into fins.

Energy; finding ways to improve solar power, wind power and even kinetic power.

A look at how nature has inspired inventions; Velcro was influenced by the burdock plant.

A look at how the dragonfly and the wings of owls have inspired helicopters.

Biomimicry: inventors look toward nature for inspiration.

Sharks' skin is used to fight germs; sharks' senses help to build better robots.

Scientists study animals' swarm behavior to make better robots.

Some of the world's strongest materials are naturally made, like the silk spiders use in their webs.

Drones are all the rage and are doing things humans never imagined were possible.

Robots' inventors look to nature to see how animals can help do things humans cannot.

Device ID: 73e71478-6a65-4f65-8de7-9e9e23105561

Made with in San Francisco