The silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) is an insect that no longer flies due to domestication. The males use their antennae to detect pheromones emitted by females and respond very acutely, and have been ...

I just finished Aarathi Prasad's new book, Silk. The author, a molecular geneticist, and bioarcheologist raised in the ...

The Mexican artist brings an interdisciplinary approach to her exhibition, which invites visitors to look through microscopes and marvel at insect architecture.