MEDFORD, Mass. (WKRC) - Researchers claim to have developed a sticky fibrous substance that can rapidly solidify to pull objects, similar to Spider-Man's iconic webslingers. Scientists from Tufts ...

All played roles as three researchers at the University of Wyoming attempted to answer a basic question about nature: What makes spider webs sticky? The scientists say they now have the answer. Turns ...

Scientists have finally developed a real-life Spider-Man sticky-web gadget - Silk fibre shot through needle lifts steel bolt, scalpel and wooden block ...

Imagine designing and creating a rope only an inch thick, able to stretch without breaking two to four times its normal length but strong enough to stop a huge airliner. Then add to the requirements ...

MUSKEGON, MI – Walking into a sticky spider web can be a day wrecker, and Michigan’s woods are full of them. The clingy structures attach to faces and clothes and are a pain to remove. That stickiness ...

Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and University of Costa Rica asked why spiders do not stick to their own sticky webs. Repeating old, widely quoted but poorly documented ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - It’s the spooky season, and many people are starting to decorate their yards. However, one decoration that may pose a risk to wildlife is those sticky cotton fake spider webs.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...