Computational analysis provides new insights into silk's mechanical properties that was unavailable experimentally ...

Simulations showed that stretching aligns protein chains and increases hydrogen bonds, which act like tiny bridges between ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...

Spider webs combine complex principles of physics and chemistry to create one of the world's most remarkable substances. We explain how.

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action doesn't just help the spider ...

Spider webs in the home are often swept away by those ... Spiders regularly clean the sticky substance from their legs by drawing them through their jaws, which also helps, as does a secretion ...

“Spiders perform the drawing process naturally,” said Northwestern ... a large spider with a spectacularly strong web. Despite developing this “recipe” for spider silk, researchers still ...

Magic: The Gathering's Spiderman set releases in late September 2025, bringing a roster of heroes and villains to our gaming ...

We have an update on two of Marvel Studios' most anticipated movies, and we're hearing that the scripts for both Spider-Man 4 ...

"Spiders perform the drawing process naturally," said Northwestern researcher ... a large spider with a spectacularly strong web. Despite developing this "recipe" for spider silk, researchers still ...