Scientists discover 3D fossil portrait of `world`s first spider`

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 20:27

Scientists have discovered the 3D fossil portrait of what could be one of the world`s first spiders.

Nature`s glue tells spider webs to snatch prey

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:04

It is the electrically-conductive glue that pushes spider webs to snatch prey and pollutants, shows research.

Zuckerberg seeks Jelly help after finding spider in bathroom

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:38

Mark Zuckerberg reportedly posted his picture-based query on Twitter`s new app, after he spotted a spider in his bathroom.

South American monkeys eat 50 varieties of fruit per day

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 14:57

Researchers have found that some monkeys in South and Central America eat as many as 50 different species of fruit a day.

Spider-Man spin-off movies in the works

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 20:52

Sony Pictures have announced they will be making `Spider-Man` spin-off films centred around some of the franchise`s villains and main characters.

`Spider-Man` creator Stan Lee to star in own project

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 17:28

Comic book writer Stan Lee, the co-creator of superheroes like Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man and Thor, is all set to create and star in a trilogy of animated movies.

Venomous spider invasion closes British school

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 13:10

Officials temporarily shut the infested Dean Academy secondary school in Gloucestershire, western England, so that pest control experts could exterminate the false widow spiders.

Willem Dafoe did not like `Spider-Man` reboot

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:55

Willem Dafoe, who played villain `the Green Goblin` in the original `Spider-Man` movie, is not a fan of its reboot starring Andrew Garfield.

Two new spider species discovered in Uruguay

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 19:35

Scientists have discovered two new species of spiders with strange living habits in Uruguay.

Carbon nanotubes coated spider silk set to transform electric wire industry

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 21:31

A researcher has made a material by combining spider`s silk and carbon nanotubes that can be used as carbon nanotubes.

Super spider silk opens way to nano medical devices

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 21:44

Scientists in the United States said Tuesday they had coated spider silk with carbon nanotubes, creating a fibre that is not only super-strong but also conducts electricity.