Scientists have officially brought genetic engineering to the spider’s web. For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk.

That flashy female was in fact another male firefly, himself trapped in the web, and the spider may have manipulated his light beacon to lure you in. This high-stakes drama plays out nightly in ...

Spider silk is known for being biodegradable, light, and durable. The Darwin‘s bark spider weaves the largest webs in the world, and its silk is the strongest biological material known to science.

Male fireflies trapped in the spider’s web flash femalelike lights, ... Mysterious ‘little red dot’ galaxies have a possible origin story By Ken Croswell June 27, 2025.

Discover how CRISPR-Cas9 technology is revolutionizing spider silk production with red fluorescent fibers and advancing genetic research.

To survive in novel environments where light pollution is most common, such as cities, animals may need larger and more complex brains June 14, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

Spider silk is known for being biodegradable, light, and durable. The Darwin‘s bark spider weaves the largest webs in the world, and its silk is the strongest biological material known to science.