Scientists of the Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with University of Liverpool have found the ...

Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of ...

For her new book, Aarathi Prasad spent years researching the past and future of silk—and even grew her own silkworms.

For thousands of years, moth larvae have been farmed for silk. Industries and economies still rely on the precious fibers.

The miracle of silk comes from fibers spun by the caterpillar of Bombyx mori, a sightless, flightless, hairy insect. Each cocoon holds roughly half a mile of filament that is about .00039 inch in ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity will host a free screening of the acclaimed 2023 documentary American Symphony on Wednesday, May 1. A panel discussion will follow ...

Mariko Mori is a Japanese artist best known for her sculptures, videos, photographs, installation, digital imagery, and performance pieces which often involve surreal or science fiction-like objects ...

I write about the world of psychology. “Memento Mori,” a Latin phrase that translates to “remember you must die,” is a popular artistic and symbolic trope that captures the essential ...

Michaël Vermaercke Memento Mori is about a girl who's stuck in a repetitive nightmare, reliving a traumatic event. Will she survive before time runs out? Advertisement ...

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are type-I transmembrane proteins with extracellular leucine-rich repeat (LRR) motifs and an intracellular Toll/interleukin-1R (TIR) domain. TLR genes are restricted to ...