Tougher than steel, lighter than cotton, and stubbornly elusive to produce. For decades, spider silk has been the material science has long promised but never quite delivered at scale. Now, a Michigan ...

Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to discarded fibers from a farmed species. The find could sustainably revive a fading art.

While corn is most commonly enjoyed grilled in various delicious ways, nearly every part of it can be put to use, from the ...

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The common rule of thumb is to wash sheets every other week. Ideally, sleep experts recommend changing sheets every week but agree that every two weeks is the absolute longest one should go sleeping ...

After some mismatches in 2024, Opera Australia has had a string of casting successes this year, pairing voices and talent ...

When Rita Bernstein began making silk textiles, she was just 13 years old. Nearly 50 years and thousands of textiles later, she hasn't lost her passion for the art.

Want high-performing teams that collaborate, communicate, and stay engaged? Treat kindness as a core management responsibility—not a personal trait or optional extra. Here’s how to ...

From farm to flag, cotton is woven into the fabric of American agriculture. From its tattered past to its modern machines, this versatile fiber is symbol of renewal, reinvention and resilience.

The balls are made of beneficial bacteria aimed to restore the lagoon’s water quality by digesting sludge and producing oxygen.

Rock Hill Four students gathered in a small out-building converted into a classroom and began rolling clay. It took them less than a half-hour to mold the clay into a bowl depicting a snake ...

Four students gathered in a small out-building converted into a classroom and began rolling clay. It took them less than a half-hour to mold the clay into a bowl depicting a snake coiling itself ...