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Inspired by nature
The natural word has had 3.8 billion years to perfect some of its designs – from self-cleaning lotus leaves, to the Namibian fog-basking beetle, which can harvest moisture from the dry desert air. We humans are running to catch up, so why not copy how nature solves its design problems?
Engineer Trevor Cox explores the concept of ‘biomimicry’ and meets the scientists attempting to emulate nature’s genius. Their goal isn’t just to copy nature’s structures, but to recreate the processes and systems that evolution has taken billions of years to perfect.
Mike on the pull
Mike Williams meets Pen Hadow and is shown training techniques for polar treks.
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Making One Planet
Take a behind-the-scenes look at what Mike and the team go through in the making of the programme:
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