Xploration Nature Knows Best
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.
- 2016-2017
- 2 seasons
- Documentary, Family
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.
Season 2 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Nature and Physical Activity
Sat, Sep 9, 2017 22 mins
See how nature makes our favorite physical activities a little better! Shark Wheel skateboarding and more.
Episode 2
Whale Watching
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 22 mins
Whales have changed the way humans move on land. Today, we go whalte watching to discover new inventions inspired by the humpback whale!
Episode 3
Food Goes Green
Sat, Sep 23, 2017 22 mins
Discover how microscopic bacteria can create organic fertilizer. She heads out to sea to explore "3-D" ocean farming. And a "cool" solution to refrigeration is inspired by ants, elephants and kangaroos.
Episode 4
Bio-Hybrid
Sat, Sep 30, 2017 22 mins
Host Danni Washington presents the amazing world of Bio-Hybrid science, where sea slugs become robots, spinach plants prevent explosions and jellyfish could help prevent heart failure.
Episode 5
Sea Life Inspires Future Tech
Sat, Oct 7, 2017 22 mins
Our oceans are almost as vast and unexplored as the far reaches of our solar system. Join host Danni Washington as she meets an inventor using squids to create a new kind of camera.
Episode 6
Mother Nature Gets Fashionable
Sat, Oct 14, 2017 22 mins
Whether it's under the ocean, in the jungle, or up in the air, our animal friends can have a remarkable way of presenting themselves to the world. Bionic boots inspired by the ostrich. Clothing of the future that could last nearly forever.
Episode 7
Robots and Drones
Sat, Oct 21, 2017 22 mins
Host Danni Washington presents the latest robots, inspired by nature. In this new age of robotics, machines slither like snakes, robots with wings fly like birds and squishy mechanical creatures inch along like worms.
Episode 8
Budding Ideas
Sat, Oct 28, 2017 22 mins
When it comes to biomimicry, the Animal Kingdom isn't the only place to look for inspiration! Uncover some of the different ways plants and fungi are inspiring new inventions and technologies - like a pair of baby shoes made from mushrooms.
Episode 9
Mother Nature Takes on Climate Change
Sat, Nov 4, 2017 22 mins
The millions of species on Earth have spent billions of years learning to survive vast changes in climate. Host Danni Washington follows scientists and inventors as they turn to Nature to help us cope with a warming world.
Episode 10
Medical
Sat, Nov 11, 2017 22 mins
Explore the latest advances in medicine, all inspired by nature. Discover 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.
Episode 11
Outer Space
Sat, Nov 18, 2017 21 mins
Learn how biomimicry is being used for space exploration. Through virtual reality, visit the International Space Station, learns how a Mars Rover has been inspired by the inchworm and more.
Episode 12
Transportation
Sat, Nov 25, 2017 22 mins
Host 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.
Episode 13
Household Nature
Sat, Dec 16, 2017 22 mins
Test 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 traditional farms.