By now, you've heard the news that Stranger Things star Sadie Sink has joined the cast of Spider-Man 4 alongside Tom Holland.

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

“When they spin silk out of their silk gland, spiders use their hind legs to grab the fiber and pull it out. That stretches ...

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action ...

After a decade-long hiatus, the line will mine their dramatic and often abstract couture vocabulary for ready-to-wear.

Here we will shed light on the true marvel of these creations. Many materials made by nature (biomaterials) far surpass ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Researchers don’t know enough about spider silk structure and composition to understand why it possesses such superior mechanical properties. For ...