What is slime mold and what should you do about it? originally appeared on Dengarden. If you’ve recently made the (mildly horrifying) discovery of a slimy growth in your mulch that looks like ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Slime molds don’t think, but they can calculate. The single ...

My grass looks like it has been sprayed with black and gray paint. Is this some kind of fungus? Do I spray it with a fungicide? These black and gray powders on your grass are called slime molds and ...

This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. Enter The Blob—a yellowish chunk of slime mold set to make its debut at the Paris Zoological Park on Saturday. With nearly 720 sexes, and the ability to ...

A few years ago, Matt came across a curious creature resembling a mushroom. It was red, gross, and spectacular. But when he searched for more information, he discovered it wasn't a fungus. Nor was it ...

Creeping tendrils of slime seem to mirror the structure of the universe’s enormous filaments. That superficial similarity, in an organism called a slime mold, helped scientists map out the cosmic web, ...

A slime mold algorithm helped map the universe's cosmic web. This algorithm mimics how slime molds find food, connecting galaxies like "food sources." The map reveals how galaxies connect within the ...