Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...

Some of its appeal may come from its mythological love triangle among the semi-divine nymph Galatea, the human shepherd Acis and the giant Polyphemus — yes, a Cyclops, the same nasty creature ...

Sleeping on silk is the same idea, just fancier due to the higher-quality material. While silk wouldn’t have made sense for me at 10 or even 15, it has become a go-to in adulthood and is less ...