In "Hidden Creatures," a young entomologist discovers the miraculous world of parasites when cocoons sprout from a ...

Scientists have cracked a key mystery behind spider silk’s legendary strength and flexibility. They discovered that tiny molecular interactions act like natural glue, holding silk proteins together as ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

Spotting a spider web stretching from one side to the other seems impossible, yet this is exactly what Darwin's bark spider ...