A space elevator has long been a science-fiction dream—but advances in bioengineered spider silk may bring it closer to ...

Spider silk occupies a distinct place in natural materials science for its combination of mechanical strength, toughness and ...

A close look at a viral spider video reveals how web-building spiders use silk to restrain, transport, and consume large prey ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the ...

Take a walk through a forest, and you’re bound to come upon a spider web stretching from one tree branch to the next. The intricacy of the web can leave a person in awe, but what is even more ...

Whether you are a fan of spiders or terrified of them, you can’t help but admire their ability to make webs. These fascinating and unique structures are incredible feats of engineering that combine ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that spiders have a special trick to make their silk strong, by using a natural biocompatible molecular enhancer. By using the same secret the ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...

Discover how the diving bell spider constructs a silk platform underwater and uses it to trap air and make a diving bell.