Colour is at the heart of Kashmir’s textile traditions, especially for the world renowned Pashmina shawls and Kashmir silks.

Farmers irrigate the fields during xiaoman. LAN ZITAO/HUANG JINKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Xiaoman is the best time to cultivate silkworms, cook cocoons and prepare the spinning wheels for reeling silk.

Six years ago Dr Jolapuram Umamaheswari walked away from her career as a scientist in Singapore. "When I came back to India, I was jobless but I wanted to be my own boss," she says. After some ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("the Company", "Kraig Labs", or "Kraig's"), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced that it has begun processing nearly 1.8 metric ...

The firm’s strategy aligns with the “food-as-medicine” concept, leveraging silkworms’ nutritional properties to target metabolic health concerns. Morus produces silkworm-derived protein powders for ...

The spinning of silk by Indigenous Zapotec artisans in Oaxaca is a time honored tradition. Anna Bruce visited one of the last surviving sanctuaries, deep in the mountain state. (All photos by Anna ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Silkworms have been hiding the next closest thing to magic. By comparing different silkworm strains, a team of researchers from Southwest University ...

Projected aquaculture growth may soon lead to shortages of fishmeal without alternative ingredients, such as insect-based feed, to fill the gaps. As a result, insect-based feed production is scaling ...

Montana indie rock greats Silkworm (Tim Midyett, Joel RL Phelps, Andrew Cohen and Jeff Panall) reunited for their first official shows in nearly 20 years back in September, and they’ve now announced a ...