THE silk thread extruded by the lava of the silk moth of commerce (Bombyx mori) consists of two parts: a central core of two filaments of the protein fibre ‘fibroin’, surrounded and cemented ...

(Photo by Nancy Hine) Nancy Hine, a legal secretary for a San Francisco law firm for 35 years, has had her eyes glued to “Big Guy,” her last caterpillar that took up residence in her sunny ...

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They use their silk to create extensive webs of tunnels, and nests for habitation. Ermine moth caterpillars also known as silk moths are capable of producing silk. They create silk webs that can ...

Walking Man in 2011 in the Loop. Rich Hein/Sun-Times file Share A Melrose Park man was sentenced to 47 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing Joseph Kromelis — known as the “Walking ...

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Now, archaeologists for the first time have mapped these intriguing highland strongholds in the country’s southeast — once a key crossroad of ancient silk trade routes — that were ...

Just like last year, a season-long NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour points battle between Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk comes down to the season finale at Martinsville Speedway. What is different this ...

Hold the phone: if you’re new to the concept of sleeping in a silk hair wrap it’s time to get acquainted with Silke. Where most hair wraps seem aesthetically unpleasing, this one is wholly ...

An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade routes that connected ...

Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding in plain sight — until now. Mountainous regions typically have been seen ...

Caterpillar (CAT) is expected to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook ...