Japanese researchers found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel parasitic nematodes from plant roots without ...

A single-celled slime mold without a brain is inspiring Cambridge, Massachusetts startup Mireta to rethink how subways, bike lanes, roadways, and other city networks are designed for speed, durability ...

Melvyn Bragg talked to academics who dedicated their lives to studying very specific things. After more than 1,000 episodes, ...

A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.

Soft, clear slime filled with colorful beads gets mashed and squished, creating a relaxing blend of sparkle and texture. Each ...

Slime molds can navigate mazes and design transport networks for humans. These brainless organisms help Nakagaki Toshiyuki ...

In certain circumstances, losses create a sure path to victory, an idea with implications for biology and cancer therapy ...

If you've got mulch in your yard, you may be noticing some unsightly mold clusters popping up. They're called fuligo septica, though they're more commonly referred to as dog vomit slime mold. Although ...

This is a guillemot in winter/nonbreeding plumage. It is definitely in some kind of difficulty. It could be bird flu, or it ...

Bio-inspired computational methods have gained popularity recently. These methods mimic the seemingly complex behavior of ...

EMBL researchers have been using a powerful technique called expansion microscopy to peek deeper inside living organisms and ...

Scientists have hypotheses about some of nature's biggest mysteries but are still working on proof. Some beautiful phenomena ...