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.

It has held our fascination and inspired our greed for so long that our domestication of silkworm moths has left them utterly ...

But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...