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

Unraveling the Web of Proteins in Spider Silk Compartmentalized protein expression in the spider silk gland provides clues to spinning more sustainable materials.

Researchers in a new study found that the world-infamous parachuting joro spiders will attack and eat each other in certain ...

Spider silk is made of proteins and specifically, it contains large amounts of the amino acids glycine and alanine. The exact arrangement of the amino acids is responsible for the different ...

Thanks to Tufts researchers, there’s now a Spider-Man-style “web fluid” solution that shoots, solidifies and even picks up objects.

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

Researchers have developed a method that turns silk moth cocoons into a shootable, sticky protein solution that works surprisingly like Spider-Man’s famous sticky webs.

Find out how web-spinning spiders do what they do and learn about the impressive, multipurpose material they use to catch their dinner. Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of ...

Sibley Nature Center museum scientist explained why we've been seeing spider silk all over the place as of late.

Amazon and Sony have announced Silk: Spider Society, a new Spider-Man spin-off featuring Cindy Moon's alter ego. Here are some of the Silk comics we hope to see adapted in the series!

Spider Web Silk: An Incredible Biomaterial Spider silk is elastic and strong.