SCIENCE
Bigger proteins, stronger threads: Synthetic spider silk
Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even greater than bulletproof Kevlar. Spider…
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INDIA
World’s oldest spider discovered in Australia
The Giaus Villosus trapdoor matriarch, which recently died during a long-term population study, had outlived the previous world record holder, a 28-year…