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When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...
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NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.
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