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What Are Cobwebs? Where Do They Come From?
Most cobwebs actually consist of abandoned spider webs. These home-abandoning spiders, mainly those of the species Theridiidae, build these sticky webs for catching prey. Web-building spiders create elaborate webs for catching prey...
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The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: Silks effect on the Roman empire
How did the Romans come in contact with silk at first? Why was there a love / hate relationship with silk among the Romans? The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 6
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The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: The Parthian monopoly
Why were the Parthians intent on maintaining their monopoly on the silk trade? The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 5
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Silk Proteins for More Stable Vaccines
Almost all vaccines on the market require refrigeration to remain viable – including during transport. Continuous cooling is expensive and especially challenging in developing countries. To solve this problem, Vaxess Technologies Inc., a...
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The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: Concluding the silk journey
Learn what we have seen during silks journey from east to west. The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 7
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The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: The silk roads and religious movements
What were the major religions that moved along the silk roads? What items moved from west to east? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 1
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NSF SCIENCE NOW: EPISODE 50
In this week's episode, we learn how AI uncovers insights into cancer, how loops give toughness to spider silk, a newly released database of stars and finally, we investigate a novel water testing technique. Check it out! Provided by the...
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The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement: An irrigated oasis
What was this place like? What insights did they find there when excavating? The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement, Part 2
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Henry VIII - part 2
Part 2 of Henry VIII describes the fabulous outfits King Henry wore; the different types of fabric such as buckram, taffeta and velvet used as well as the jewels and the diamond as big as a walnut
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Colonization of Taiwan - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Colonization of Taiwan
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections: 1st century BC
What happens in the first century BC that starts the creation of trade between east and west? What did the Greeks and Romans know about the Chinese around the first century? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker***...
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: A thousand kilometers of sand & Why silk?
What were three challenges of travel on the silk roads? How did the name silk road come about? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 3
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Science Now Episode 8
In this week's episode we examine spiders' silk, coral reefs, artificial retina technology, and the sense of touch. Check it out!
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NSF Science Now 8
In this week's episode of NSF Science Now we explore spiders' silk, a bionic eye, coral reefs, and finally the sense of touch.
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Spiders: Adaptations, Behaviors, and Life Cycle
This video provides a fascinating overview of spiders, highlighting their diverse habitats, predatory nature, unique characteristics such as silk weaving and venomous abilities, and their reproductive behaviors. It explores the different...
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Myth of the Silk Road - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Myth of the Silk Road
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Types of Spiders and Webs
This video explores the fascinating world of spiders, highlighting their diversity, predatory nature, and unique web-building abilities. It delves into the evolutionary history of spiders, their classification, and various types of webs...
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Science Happens! With Carl Zimmer
David Kaplan and his team at Tufts University School of Engineering are bringing science fiction to life by building miniature brains and keeping them alive for several months.
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The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives: China and silk
Who was central to China and its identity? What were the Chinese trading silk for? The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 1
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The Itsy Bitsy SPIDER
Spiders are doing a lot more than getting washed down spouts these days! With a little help from the National Science Foundation, spiders are showing us exciting ways to improve human life, safety, and even our food supply!
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Apiculture, Sericulture and Lac Culture
It explains commercial importance of rearing silkworm, honeybees and lac insects.
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Spend a Day in a Spider's Shoes - USA Science and Engineering Festival
Jonathan Pruitt of the University of Pittsburgh shows kids just how hard it is to be a spider due to their poor vision. Explore the behavior, ecology and sensory systems of spiders, ubiquitous and one of the most diverse groups of...
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The Great Silk Heist - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Great Silk Heist
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Spider Movement and Mating
This video provides a comprehensive overview of spiders and their unique characteristics. It discusses their venomous nature, hunting techniques, locomotion, defense mechanisms, reproductive behavior, and the fascinating ways in which...