How to treat a spider bite and symptoms to look out for - With the death of a student last year after a spider bite, it is good to know what action you should take if you are bitten.

A small spider with white and black markings and a characteristic jerky ‘start and stop’ movement. Usually found hunting on external walls and surfaces but frequently venturing indoors through open ...

Spider silk is considered a very robust natural biomaterial, with research finding it stronger than steel. Harvard neurobiologist Paul Shamble and his colleagues decided to examine the silk produced ...