Spider silk has many uses, but web construction is one of its most fascinating applications. Webs are not just traps; they are carefully constructed structures, created through a combination of ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk.

Discover how CRISPR-Cas9 technology is revolutionizing spider silk production with red fluorescent fibers and advancing genetic research.

On a recent episode of the ‘Odd Lots’ podcast, Sarah LaFleur, founder of M.M. LaFleur, sounded the alarm that silk is about to get harder to find. We rounded up the still-available, Strategist ...

Galen, in particular, used the material to stitch injured tendons in gladiators. “Let ligatures be of a material that does not rot easily,” the Greek physician and philosopher wrote in his anthology ...

Ron Silk survived a pit road mishap with Justin Bonsignore at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park to earn his first win of 2025.

Stretching spider silk makes it stronger New study finds the amount of stretching determines the fibers' properties Date: March 7, 2025 Source: Northwestern University ...

Silk Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored espionage group known for hacking the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) office in early December 2024 and stealing data from the Committee on ...

Silk touch is an excellent enchantment in Minecraft. It is a powerup that can be applied to any tool, allowing you to mine a block without breaking it completely or changing its properties after ...

The FBI Declassified: Dangerous Journey on the Silk Road 43:25. President Trump announced Tuesday that he has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website that the FBI ...

Silk Road employee Andrew Jones, who had established a ‘secret handshake’ with Ulbricht in 2012 to confirm his identity, did not believe that the late DPR was Ulbricht, either. According to court ...