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Research unveils the key moment that transformed chickens into the economically relevant animals that they are today
Chickens, integral to the world's economy today, stand as one of the most consequential animals glo…
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Ultra-strong spider silk made by silkworms injected with spider DNA could be the answer to our sustainable fibre problem
Using gene-editing technology, researchers modified the DNA of silkworms so that their silk-produci…
Muga silk is known as the 'golden thread.' Here's why a sari made with this silk can cost $6,500.
Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons o…
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top reasons behind Silk’s cost and worth
Having said that, there is a huge amount of hard work that goes into spinning Silk threads t…
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Why 7 home goods are so expensive
Items like lotus silk, cashmere, and pink salt are handcrafted luxury goods that you may have in yo…
Alexandra Appolonia
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Lotus silk is one of the rarest fabrics in the world, but what makes it so expensive?
Extracting enough lotus silk for one scarf can take two months, and the final product can cost 10 t…
Charlie Floyd
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Why silk is so expensive
They have a special spinneret that secretes one long continuous filament. That's the silk. The silk…
Emma Fierberg
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4 women wore and washed Everlane's new 'washable silk' shirts - here's how the tops held up
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Mara Leighton
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Military researchers think spider silk may keep US troops lighter and cooler in combat
At the end of 2016, then-Air Force Academy cadet Hayley Weir and her adviser, professor Ryan Burke,…
Christopher Woody
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A bride on TikTok says people are criticizing her for trying to cut costs at her wedding by using fake flowers and forgoing a traditional cake
Sian Taylor is bucking tradition at her wedding to save money: She won't have a wedding cake or sen…
Samantha Grindell
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5 women with different hair types tried a $20 silk pillowcase - it helped reduce frizz, static, and even head sweat
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Francesca Rea
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Real saffron can cost you over $10,000 per kilo. Here's what makes it so expensive
Sought after for thousands of years as a spice, a dye, and a medicine, you need over 150 flowers to…
Charlie Floyd
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The 'silk white' model of this $570 Android smartphone will be the most beautiful smartphone phone you can buy when its released
But wait, OnePlus isn't done just yet. A quick look on the company's website reveals there's a thir…
Antonio Villas-Boas
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Judges wrote a scathing indictment of US drug policy in decision to uphold Silk Road founder's life sentence
Ulbricht's appeal rested on the behavior of the two federal agents who handled this case. Carl Mark…
Jeremy Berke
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The story of Silk Road: How to lie to yourself, build a billion dollar 'startup' and wind up in prison for life
"Friends in the real world would say things to him like, 'Why don't you try this business idea or w…
Julie Bort
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This Silk Glasses Case Doubles As A Pocket Square
Why We Love It: This case is hand-made in Amsterdam from Italian silk. It works as a glasses holder…
Megan Willett
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How I Bought Drugs From 'Dark Net' - It's Just Like Amazon Run By Cartels
What's apparent from Dread Pirate Roberts's interview with Forbes and comments he made on the site'…
Carole Cadwalledr
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It's just absurd that the Silk Road guy got a life sentence without parole - we are incarceration nation
Then there's the absurd and arbitrary distinction we draw between bad drugs (illegal, immoral) and…
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This clever DIY convertible standing desk costs just $29 to make
A mechanical engineer by trade, Rumschlag is the brains behind the popular expanding tabl…
Chris Weller
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Men's and women's razors, soaps, and moisturizers are essentially the same - here's why the women's version always costs more
Gender-based pricing, also known as the "woman tax" or "pink tax," has been an accepted phenomenon …