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Fascinating Spider Silk
April 5, 2007 — Spider silk would be an ideal material for a large variety of medical and technical applications, and researchers are thus interested in learning the spiders' secrets and imitating their technique. ... > full story -
Why Are There So Many More Species Of Insects? Because Insects Have Been Here Longer
April 3, 2007 — Scientists show that many insect groups like beetles and butterflies have fantastic numbers of species because these groups are so old. In contrast, less diverse groups, like mammals and birds, are ... > full story -
A Rarity Among Arachnids, Whip Spiders Have A Sociable Family Life
March 12, 2007 — Whip spiders, considered by many to be creepy-crawly, are giving new meaning to the term touchy-feely. In two species of whip spiders, or amblypygids, mothers caress their young with long feelers, ... > full story -
Wolves, Moose Struggling On Isle Royale National Park, USA
March 10, 2007 — A plague of ticks, stifling hot summers and relentless pressure from wolves have driven the moose population on Isle Royale National Park to its lowest ebb in at least 50 years. Their numbers have ... > full story -
Spiders: Chastity Belts Protect Paternity
March 5, 2007 — The fact that female wasp spiders have numerous sexual contacts is something which their male partners cannot prevent. What they can do, however, is ensure that no offspring ensue from these liaisons ... > full story -
Spider Silk Inspires Strong And Stretchy Nanocomposite Fibers
January 19, 2007 — Creating artificial substances that are both stretchy and strong has long been an elusive engineering goal. Inspired by spider silk, a naturally occurring strong and stretchy substance, MIT ... > full story -
What Crawls Beneath: Ground Spider Diversity Linked To Healthy Habitats
December 30, 2006 — None of Takesha Henderson's discoveries are named Charlotte, but they are weaving a new chapter in Texas entomology. Her graduate studies at Texas A&M University have led to the discovery of 25 ... > full story -
Tarantula Venom And Chili Peppers Target Same Pain Sensor
November 8, 2006 — Venom from a West Indian tarantula has been shown to cause pain by exciting the same nerve cells in mice that sense high temperatures and the hot, spicy ingredient in chili peppers, UCSF scientists ... > full story -
Animal Testing Alternative Has Ticks Trembling At The Knees
November 6, 2006 — Scientists in Switzerland have developed a synthetic cowhide as a replacement for live animals when observing the effects of new anti-tick treatments. Traditional testing methods for these agents ... > full story -
Engineers Probe Spiders' Polymer Art: Manufactured Silk Could Be Used For Artificial Tendons, Parachutes, More
October 30, 2006 — A team of MIT engineers has identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the long-sought goal of spinning artificial ... > full story
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