Scientists have cracked a key mystery behind spider silk’s legendary strength and flexibility. They discovered that tiny ...
An ancient ancestor of spiders and relatives doubled its genome about 400 million years ago, setting the stage for the ...
Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...
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Scientists discover spider that spins 80 ft webs with silk tougher than steel
High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...
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Spider spinneret evolution: How a genome duplication event 438 million years ago set the stage
Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their ...
Scientists have identified the molecular interactions that give spider silk its exceptional strength and flexibility, opening the door to new bio-inspired materials for aircraft, protective clothing ...
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Spider silk ‘superpowers’ reveal path to lighter and stronger aircraft materials
Researchers from King’s College London and San Diego State University (SDSU) in California have ...
The Darwin’s bark spider silk has a tensile strength of around 1.6 gigapascals, several times stronger than structural iron, ...
Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in NPR’s Ailsa... This week in science: spiders, TV pixels and storytelling ...
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