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Your name is Silky. You are a spider. No, not just a spider, you're a helpful spider, part of a group of helpful spiders ...

For years, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome technology has been reshaping genetic engineering, a precision tool to transform everything ...

Gene-edited spiders had never been seen before. Then University of Bayreuth researchers used CRISPR Cas-9 to give spiders red silk.

Scientists have bred spiders that weave red draglines, proving that the animals’ silk can be genetically re-engineered.

Don't let the name fool you; hairspray isn't just for hair. There are numerous ways to repurpose this common beauty product ...

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Some of you probably aren't fans of spiders, but it turns out our eight-legged friends aren't the biggest fans of us either - well at least some of the noise we make. Their webs, which you might ...

Urban noise is forcing some spiders to weave “soundproof webbing” that transmits vibrations differently, a new study reveals. Noise pollution from human activity continues to challenge the ...

Aptly nicknamed the “bone collector,” the larva haunts a six-square-mile patch of Oahu’s Wai‘anae Mountains, lurking exclusively in spider webs and disguising itself in the corpses of its ...

He will also bring classic amusements like the Zipper, Spider, Star Wheel, Bumper Cars, the Sizzler and more, for those who like to feel some G forces. "And for kids we've got the Berry Go Round, the ...

Spiders are known to learn about predators, prey, potential mates, and their overall environment from vibrations carried by their webs. Funnel-weaving spiders in particular connect their webs to ...