S tronger than steel and more eco-friendly than plastic, spider silk is an alluring substance for material scientists. 1 However, researchers know little about the proteins that comprise it and how ...

Of the 50,000 or so known spider species, most of them do not spin webs. They still produce silk though, and they use it for some of the other purposes we have outlined above.

Anansi the Spider weaves more than webs. He weaves wisdom into humor, survival into art, and struggle into triumph. His ...

Peter Parker showcases his genius by pushing his webbing to its limit. Spider-Man's ultimate web attack is an impressive ...

Natural spider silk is about 1,000 times stronger than this artificial version. However, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither was Spider-Man's web-shooter.

If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device. By Jordan Pearson Engineers and scientists ...

Researchers at Tufts University’s Silklab have developed sticky fibers inspired by spider silk that may be the closest real-life example of Spider-Man’s web shooters we’ve ever seen.

For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk. Led by a team at the University of Bayreuth, the project tackled a long-standing challenge in ...

Don’t worry Spider-Man, it’s not Doctor Octopus who has figured out the secret of your web-shooters – it’s researchers at Tufts University. While working on a separate project involving extra-strong ...

Spider-Man’s web fluid dates back to the character’s first appearance in the 1962 comic book “Amazing Fantasy No. 15,” by the legendary Marvel pair of writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.

Sibley Nature Center museum scientist explained why we've been seeing spider silk all over the place as of late. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app. Download the ...

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 ...