Fifty one years Old Emilly Bunoro showing Mulburry leaves used for feeding worms at Shiseno Village, Ikolomani Constituency on June 24, 2015. The worms provide raw materials used for making silk ...

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SHAANXI, Northwest China — Inside a steam-filled workshop, Zhang Wurong is working furiously to feed mountains of cocoons into a silk-reeling machine. The machine allows the 59-year-old to harvest ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Silk fabric has been one of the most coveted goods ever since the days of the world's oldest civilizations. From its creation in Ancient China at least 8,500 years ago to today, the rich feeling of ...

Did you know that silk fabric is made from ... well, worm spit? The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy saliva is now helping scientists more easily make new biomedical ...