Japan-based biochemist Ali Malay has long questioned traditional theories about how spiders make their silk. “The prevailing hypotheses seemed like magic, because, according to it, you suddenly have ...

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High in the redwood canopy, we set out to build a four-story rope web with nothing but knots, tension, and a lot of trust, flying to San Francisco to learn from Charlie - the builder behind these ...