
Xploration Nature Knows Best
2016
In this fascinating new STEM series, host Danni Washington looks at the fun and clever ways scientists, engineers and innovators are copying plants, animals and more to create some of the world's most amazing advancements.
Episodes
▶1. Nature That's 'Plane' to SeeIt's no secret that birds were the inspiration for the first airplanes but, in this episode, host Danni Washington takes a look at how exactly that connection succeeded. She'll fly planes in tight formation to try to mimic the energy-efficient flight patterns of migrating birds and look at how engineers are inventing wings that change their shape while in flight to mimic flying squirrels.▶2. Bio-Based Building▶3. The Science of Safety▶4. Under the Sea Inspiration▶5. The Power of Nature▶6. Sticky Science▶7. The Wonders of the Whirlybird▶8. Mastering the Mimicry▶9. Swimming with Sharks▶10. Studying the Swarms▶11. Muscle of Mimicry▶12. Designing Drones▶13. Automated Animals










