Slime molds have lived on Earth since long before the emergence of the human species. As single-celled organisms, slime molds do not have brains or nerves. And yet, they have ways of processing ...

In an impressive time-lapse experiment recorded in the Eifel region of Germany, the slime mold's amazing ability to respond to its environment and target food resources is demonstrated.

Aggregation in slime molds has long fascinated scientists who study the origins of multicellularity—that is, how our single-celled ancestors came together to form tissues, eventually enabling the ...

Features of both plants and animals are present in slime molds. Minakata became an expert on these mysterious organisms. Peter Barakan searches for slime molds in the Kumano forest. Conserving the ...

Shelby Perry of Northeast Wilderness Trust will discuss the life cycle of slime molds at Berkshire Green Drinks' free virtual event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, via Zoom. During this talk, “From ...