Spiders are famous aesthetes. Many craft radially symmetric webs, first extruding long silken spokes and then spinning ...

Happy Halloween, Short Wavers! In today’s news round-up, we’ve got only treats. Hosts Regina Barber and Emily Kwong fill in NPR’s Ailsa Chang on a debate in spider web architecture, how the details ...

Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

A funnel weaver spider sits on its intricate web that collects everything from prey to microscopic dust particles. A group of about a dozen community activists, scientists, and volunteers advanced ...

That’s according to SWLA art teacher Jessica Broussard, who showed us how to make Halloween decorations from things that can ...

Scientists have figured out the mechanisms that enable massive Joro spiders to spin their impressively strong webs, which are capable of snagging creatures as big as birds. The researchers believe ...