Made up of just a single cell and lacking any brain, or even any neurons and connections for that matter, you wouldn’t think much of the humble slime mold. But these creatures seem to display quite ...

Slime molds, which live in soil, are truly ancient animals. They arrived on land close to a billion years ago and may well have colonized continents that were then home only to films of bacteria.

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Slime molds are yellow, oozing, amoeba-like organisms often found on decaying logs and in moist areas. They have no neurons of any kind, not to mention a brain. Each organism consists of just a single ...

Recent studies have increasingly challenged the traditional view that cognitive processes are exclusively the domain of organisms with nervous systems. Research into slime molds and other unicellular ...

In HBO's post-apocalyptic drama "The Last of Us," human civilization has fallen in the face of a fungal takeover triggered by climate change. The show's opening credits and creature designs are ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Myxomycetes, or slime molds, are fungus-like organisms that have ...

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Sloomoo Institute Atlanta is exploring the weird and wonderful world of slime mold through its latest exhibit, "LooMoosh's Magnificent Mold." Slime molds are primitive organisms often found in damp ...