Imagine a creature that can solve puzzles without thinking, remember paths without neurons, and learn from experience without ...

A discovery about the slime projected by velvet worms could revolutionize the design of sustainable materials, according to a ...

Watch nutrients flow through an underground circulatory system that connects fungi and plants. A new study shows how these ...

"You have the potential for growth, so you have to maintain cleanliness." How to prevent slime and mold buildup in ice machines? Preventing the buildup of biofilms and mold in ice machines comes ...

Despite their simple structure, slime molds exhibit behaviors that suggest ... decision-making loop honed by evolution. As the single-cell organism moves, it extends thin veins of protoplasm ...

“It’s a very important and interesting study,” Stuart Newman, a cell biologist at New York Medical College who was not involved in the study, tells The Scientist, “It’s a new phenomenon for ...

Detailed analysis of molecular structure in the gelatin microgels revealed that increase of β sheet from interaction with lipid membrane covering the cell-mimicked mold is the factor for the higher ...

A form of spatial memory helps a brainless slime mold navigate complex environments, hinting at the possible origins of memory in higher organisms. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with ...