Mass-produced silk is made from domesticated silkworms, Bombyx mori, that are raised on farms. These silkworms–the caterpillar stage of the silk moth–are fed mulberry leaves until they are ready to ...

Spiders might soon give you goosebumps in a good way. Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform ...

It is a fine silk pyjama string that holds India and Pakistan together, at least at the CII 'Made in Pakistan' trade fair that is going on at Himachal Bhawan in Sector 28. 'I was not expecting my ...