Host Danni Washington explores the latest advances in medicine, all inspired by nature. She discovers a glue made from synthesized mussel adhesive, a prototype for an artificial heart that is part spinach leaf and a new form of cardiogram based on an ivy plant.
Up Next in Season 2
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S2 Ep 11 - NASA Studies Nature
Danni Washington visits NASA to learn how biomimicry is being used for space exploration. Through virtual reality she visits the International Space Station, learns how a Mars Rover has been inspired by the inchworm, and discovers that NASA is reducing sound in aircrafts by producing materials th...
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S2 Ep 12 - Transportation
Danni Washington experiences amazing new modes of transportation, all inspired by nature. There’s a robot on wheels, patterned after sea urchins, that may someday roll on Mars. And a motorcycle inspired by shark skin that could break the land speed record.
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S2 Ep 13 - Household Nature
Host Danni Washington explores advances in science - inspired by nature - that will change our everyday life. She tests a new type of glass, inspired by spiders, that deters birds from crashing into it. And she visits a new type of farm that delivers better-tasting produce at a cheaper cost than ...
