Six yards of silk unfurls, the fabric gently rustles around your body as you wear it, the pleats are stiffly tucked in, the ...

The story of silk is full of the extraordinary. First Paraguay and Suriname have caterpillars larger than any in Europe, ...

"Researchers already knew this stretching, or drawing, is necessary for making really strong ... artificial fibers similar to threads from the golden silk orb weaver, a large spider with a ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching ... is necessary for making really strong fibers," said Northwestern's Sinan Keten, the study's senior ...

Kanchipuram silk sarees belong to a unique category of sarees which are well-known for pure mulberry silk and genuine zari ...

As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their ...

“Researchers already knew this stretching, or drawing, is necessary for making really strong fibers,” said ... the team has developed artificial fibers similar to threads from the golden silk orb ...

Textile weavers, tassel-makers, lighting restorers, cabinet makers and muralists forged new traditions at the sumptuous Beaux ...