Discover how spiders adapt their webs to urban noise pollution, shedding light on the impact of human activity on wildlife.

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Southeastern Australia is witnessing an unusual spectacle as millions of spiders engage in mass ballooning to escape flooded areas. These tiny creatures release silk threads, creating 'angel hair ...

When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50% of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants.

Chemical insight into biological function is the holy grail of structural biology. Small molecules are central players as building blocks, effectors and probes of macromolecular structure and ...

This structure has two helical chains each coiled round the same axis (see diagram). We have made the usual chemical assumptions, namely, that each chain consists of phosphate di-ester groups ...

When preparing for flight, these spiders produce special silken threads from their spinnerets that are exceptionally fine—even more delicate than their web-building silk. These threads, sometimes ...

Science, 2025) In the wild, a bone collector caterpillar will find an enclosed spider web – one that's safely concealed under tree bark, for example – and collect inedible pieces of insect to make ...

Researchers in Sweden have unlocked one of nature's biggest secrets. They worked out how spiders make such strong silk for their spider webs. The spider's silk is very strong. It is tougher than steel ...

A flesh-eating caterpillar dresses up in bones to sneak onto spider webs and steal prey, scientists have discovered. The tiny scavenger has been dubbed the “bone collector” because it ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, engineers have created a 5-inch soft robot that can jump as high as a basketball hoop. Their device, a silicone rod with a ...