Nature is efficient, resource-conscious, and self-sustaining. The designs and processes developed have been tested over millions of years and proven in diverse environments. For e ...

Scientists and engineers have long drawn inspiration from nature. Velcro came from burrs on a dog. Bullet trains mimicked kingfisher beaks. Gecko feet inspired climbing robots. Lotus leaves led to ...

Engineers are turning to nature’s time-tested processes to construct infrastructure that adapts to stress and emerges ...

The Micronesian kingfisher, however, survives mostly on a diet of grasshoppers, lizards, insects, and small crustaceans. This bird's large, strong beak is useful for drilling nest holes in trees ...

This week, our gallery photographers' images are condensed into small masterpieces of everyday life through light, timing, ...

It’s nice to know your purpose in life, and the belted kingfisher has found its true calling as the supreme catcher of fish. The kingfisher is basically like a beak with wings, diving headfirst ...

Our kingfisher in the Berkshires is usually migratory, but with these warmer winters and open water for most of the season, many hang around, ... beak first at a 90-degree angle into the water. Up he ...

The Micronesian kingfisher, however, survives mostly on a diet of grasshoppers, lizards, insects, and small crustaceans. This bird's large, strong beak is useful for drilling nest holes in trees ...