The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...

Spiders’ silk has been the envy of materials engineers for decades. Its combination of flexibility and durability has been difficult to match with even the most advanced technology. “It is stronger ...

Researchers have come up with an incredible breakthrough that even Spider-Man would be jealous of. They’ve developed a new technology that creates strong, sticky fibers capable of lifting objects and ...

When it comes to powerful superheroes, Spider-Man may be one of the most overlooked. Although he's not on the same level as characters like Thor and the Incredible Hulk, the web-slinger is a ...

Sept. 4 -- — Scientists are finally closing in on the answers to a puzzle that has perplexed them for centuries: How does a spider spin a web of silk that is five times stronger, on a ...

Spider-Man is leading a brand new team of space-faring heroes, and they're way stronger than the Guardians of the Galaxy.

My young nephew’s memory was incredible. When he was just a little guy, he knew all the verses to the Spider Man song. I only know the first part: “Spider Man, Spider Man, does whatever a spider can.

Scanning electron microscopy images of fibers from engineered spider silk. To validate their computational findings, the Northwestern team used spectroscopy techniques to examine how the protein ...