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What you need to know about the giant, 'flying' spiders spreading over the eastern US
This summer, the Northeast US could face an invasion of colorful Joro spiders, whose legs can reach…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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Nike envisions a wild future with Olympics in outer space, clothing made of spider silk, and footballs make of stardust
In a new book, Nike playfully looks 50 years down and gives readers a thought-provoking view of its…
Matthew Kish
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Why you shouldn't be scared of spiders, according to a biology professor
Sara Goodacre, a professor of evolutionary biology, told Business Insider why people shouldn't be s…
Marianne Guenot
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The special properties of spider silk and what science can learn from it
Spider silk has been pinpointed as a miracle material, with strength and stretch for a variety of p…
Alexandra Appolonia,Ben Nigh,…
The special properties of spider silk and what science can learn from it
Spider silk has been used by humans for thousands of years, and the combination of its strength and…
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If Spider-Man's web is anything like spider silk, it's surprisingly realistic
Carbon nanotubes are basically a sheet of carbon atoms that's been rolled up into a tube. And if Ji…
David Anderson,Shira Polan
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This $314 necktie is made of spider silk
The company combines genetically modified yeast, water, and sugar and turns it to raw silk through …
Melia Robinson
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Spiders in Australia have covered the countryside in webs, and people can't decide if it's creepy or beautiful
Millions of spiders in eastern Victoria wrapped their silks together to get to higher ground, blank…
Matthew Loh
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Jumping spiders may experience REM sleep-like state — and maybe even dream — like humans, a new study suggests
Daniela Roessler, the study's lead author, said footage captured the spiders' retinas shaking and l…
Lauren Frias
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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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How this startup went from producing a synthetic spider silk to partnering with fashion icons
Since Microsilk's debut, Bolt Threads has received $213 million in funding and has catapulted into …
Katie Canales
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In the future, everything you wear could be made of synthetic spider silk
Scientists have tried to recreate this naturally occurring phenomenon in a lab for 30 years, since …
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Top Stories this AM: The GOP-ers who voted against Juneteenth; from the Capitol riot to Nevada's capital; see you at the spider pocalypse
The 14 GOP members who voted against the bill's passage included Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Mo Brooks, a…
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An old NASA study gave spiders drugs to see how it affected their webs, and it'll make you want to never drink coffee again
"It appears that one of the most telling measures of toxicity is a decrease, in comparison with a n…
Alexandra Ma
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Webb telescope's new photo of the Tarantula Nebula caught thousands of never-before-seen baby stars
Astronomers trained three of Webb's high-resolution infrared instruments on the nebula and spotted …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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The best wildlife photos of the year show a curious grizzly, dueling reindeer, and fish swimming through a cloud of sperm
Climate change is transforming the landscapes around predators, fish, and birds, but they all still…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'The Walking Dead' showrunner had a 'different end point in mind' for the series finale
Showrunner Angela Kang details some of the complications of bringing her "TWD" series finale vision…