An international collaboration has provided the first insights into a new type of silk produced by the very unusual Australian basket-web spider, which uses it to build a lobster pot web that protects its eggs and trap prey.
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NASA’s James Webb Telescopes Will Reveal Hidden Galaxies
Two new studies from the University of Melbourne will help the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built to uncover galaxies never before seen by humanity.
Mining for Iron at Mount Whaleback
The site in Western Australia holds one of the country’s largest and oldest iron ore mines.
Aerosol Research Instrumental in Getting Musicians Back to Playing Safely
In an otherwise empty lab on the CU Boulder campus, a musician and a scientist stand 12 feet apart in separate rooms, an open door between them.
Natural Disaster Plans May Aid Businesses’ Pandemic Response
The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have battered small- and medium-sized enterprises, putting millions of jobs in the U.S. at risk.
Rebounding in Hudson Bay
Raised beaches around the bay in Canada’s Ontario Province show how the landscape responded after the last ice age.


