A strange, foamy growth has started turning up in mulch beds across Georgia, and it doesn’t exactly blend in with the azaleas. In some yards, it looks like scrambled eggs dumped on the ground. In ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Slime molds look like simple goop, but their behavior suggests a surprising kind of problem-solving ability. Without a brain or nervous system, they can navigate obstacles, optimize routes, and adapt ...

Mireta wants to translate slime mold’s superpowers into algorithms that might help improve transit times, alleviate congestion, and more. It is a yellow blob with no brain, yet some researchers ...

The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is a soil microbe that produces diverse natural products with potential antibiotic activity. Previously, three chlorinated compounds had been detected ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are worm-like parasites of the genus Meloidogyne that are found in many parts of the world. They attack the roots of plants, causing them to wilt and eventually die. It is ...

The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is a soil microbe that produces diverse natural products with potential antibiotic activity. Previously, three chlorinated compounds had been detected ...

Through the looking glass: Artist Stephanie Rentschler recently unveiled SlimeMoldCrypt, an interactive installation where art meets science by using biology to generate stronger encryption keys.

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 ...

Further in the depths of the Broken Smelting Furnace in Shadow Labyrinth, you'll find an exceptionally large slime that's determined to block your path and burn you alive, presumably in that order.