Unfortunately, you land in literal hot water. Your worm brain can’t really process this, but you’ve just crashed into the ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has developed transgenic silkworms to produce spider silk in commercial quantities.

The Mexican artist brings an interdisciplinary approach to her exhibition, which invites visitors to look through microscopes and marvel at insect architecture.

The best mattresses made in the USA meet high standards for quality, as established by the Federal Trade Commission, which indicates they’re made with little to no foreign materials and ...

Bela Karolyi, who led Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton to Olympic gymnastics gold, dies Harris campaign struggling to pay senior staffers amid post-election financial straits: Report Disney CEO ...

Paper is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, but how is it made, and where did it originate? Ancient Egyptians made an early version of plant-based paper using papyrus — which is where the word ...

There’s a common trope in movies and TV where, to show a character is off-the-charts smart, the writers will have them solve a Rubik’s cube. The idea, obviously, is that said Platonic solid is ...

The La-Z-Boy was invented in 1927 by Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker. A pair of cousins from Michigan, the pair ...

These fibers are made from silk moth cocoon proteins called fibroin, which are extruded through narrow needles. When shot into the air, they solidify, allowing the researchers to pull on objects.

One of the only Holy Qurans ever made from silk fabric has been completed in Afghanistan - a feat its creators hope will help preserve the country's centuries-old tradition of calligraphy.