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The Week in Pictures: Underground Park for New York, Green Concept Cars, and...
Could the underground "Low Line" be NYC's next great park? We also have new green concept cars, the Eiffel Tower's makeover, and more.
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Tails of Leaping Lizards Inspire New Robot Design
UC Berkeley created a robot to emulate how lizards use their tails when they leap -- but that design could be used for improved traveling robots.
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Prepare to Be Infected with Awe!
"To Understand is to Perceive Patterns" is a new video on the importance of understanding interconnectedness. Chris Tackett explores why this matters for environmentalism.
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The Week in Pictures: Fairytale Eco-Huts, Castle Made of Junk, and More
Conical huts made from natural materials make up a new eco-hotel in Ukraine. We also have a castle made from trash, amazing recycled plywood sculptures, a cape made of spider silk, and more.
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Improved "Soft Robots" Are Air Powered and Can Lift 120 Times Their Own Weight
Folding "origami robots" can twist through small spaces and lift more than 100 times their own weight.
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The Week in Pictures: Classy Ways to Hang a Bike, CDs Turned into Incredible...
Why not make your bike an object'art in your home? We also have an artist that transforms old CDs, an oddly placed cabin in San Francisco, and more.
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Stunning LED Light Mimics Coral Reef
These gorgeous lights take a cue from even more gorgeous coral reef structures.
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Better Rescue Robots Mimic Snakes' Great Grip
Rescue robots could come in snake-like forms, thanks to research looking at how slithering could be a better way for robots to move up an inclined plane.
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Zero-Carbon Skyscraper of the Future Biomimics Flowers (Photos)
This tower learns from and responds to nature, and was developed using a "swarm intelligence system."
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The Week in Animal News: Boiling Bees, the Battle for Manatees and More
A controversial method of making mead involves boiling an entire hive, bees and all. Manatees are battling humans and climate change, watch a polar bear cub grow up and more.
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Robotic Cheetah Smashes Speed Record for Legged Robots
By flexing its back, this galloping robot increases its stride and dramatically beats previous speed records for legged robots. Here's how.
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Color Changing Butterflies Can Make Night Vision More Efficient and Cheaper
Characteristics of a color-chaging butterfly's wings can be used to improve thermal imaging equipment.
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Biomimicry in Action: 13 Technologies Inspired by Nature
Nature has come up wih some pretty amazing designs, and great scientists aren't afraid to copy them. These examples of biomimicry in action cover robotics, architecture, transportation and more.
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Iowa State Spiderman Discovers Super Heat Conducting Properties of Spider Silk
When an Iowa State professor of mechanical engineering followed his hunch about spider webs, it paid off: he proved biological materials can rival metals in conducting heat.
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Killer Whale-Inspired Submarine Is Just for Fun, and That's a Good Thing
A mini submarine that works like an orca whale is more for play than scientific use.
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The Week in Pictures: A Nuclear Amusement Park, the Best of Biomimicry and More
In Germany, a failed nuclear power plant has been converted into an amusement park. We also have 13 awesome examples of biomimicry, the 2012 Evolo Skyscraper Award winners, and more.
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Interactive "Caterpillar" Seating Harnesses Energy From Sitters (Video)
This prototypical set of seating actually responds to the people who sit on them.
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Swimming Robot Jellyfish Makes Its Own Hydrogen Fuel from Water
A jellyfish-based robot extracts hydrogen fuel from the water as it swims.
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Biomolecular Processes Observed with New Imaging Tool
A biomolecular imaging tool will helps scientists watch how pollutants or diseases affect processes in our bodies, visualizing biochemicals in cells.
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How Biophilia Can Improve Our Lives - Part III
Our mental and physical health is directly connected to biophilia so why aren't more people using it to shape society?
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