Legend tells us that the Chinese empress Leizu founded the cultivation of silk from caterpillars over 5,000 years ago, after a silkworm moth cocoon plummeted into her steaming teacup, unraveling ...

Silk permeates art museums and the fashion industry. It has held our fascination and inspired our greed for so long that our ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

While working on a separate project involving extra-strong adhesives, the Tufts University Silklab team discovered that the silk from silk moth cocoons can be turned into a shootable, sticky protein ...

A mention of silk moths may conjure up images of China where, for millennia, fibers teased from cocoons of domesticated silk moths (Bombyx mori) have been used to manufacture silk, and the producers, ...

These sticky fibers, created at the Tufts University Silklab, come from silk moth cocoons, which are boiled in solution and broken down into their building block proteins called fibroin.

Narrator: Lotus flowers, worms, and muga moths are the unlikely source of one of the most delicate and luxurious fibers in the world: silk. Known for its unique sheen and luster, silk has been ...

I Googled moths to find out whether he’d actually eat all our clothes. Come to find out, they have a strong preference for silk. In my place, it’s denim or nothing. He’d have a better chance ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the ...

Wang Hao, vice-governor of Yunnan province, delivers a speech at the event.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

During the walks, participants identified nearly 45 bird species and encountered notable moths, including the Tussar Silk Moth. Additionally, participants learnt about various snake species such ...