I was on my regular Duluth dog walk last week when I spotted this in a neighbor’s mulch. I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure this is a slime mold – specifically, “dog vomit” slime mold: Fuligo septica.

The bare woods of late fall in Westborough harbor odd forms of life known as slime molds, including those with strange, descriptive names like wolf’s milk slime and pretzel slime. A glimpse of these ...

Very often, seeing unexpected mold inside your home is cause for alarm. It might ruin your food, clothes, walls, carpets, and more. Plus, it can be hazardous to your health. But when it comes to plant ...

The other day, wandering the back alleys of social media, I discovered a Facebook group to fall instantly in love with: “Slime Mold Identification & Appreciation.” Joining the group, I was amazed to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) – A type of slime mold ...

Slime molds are among the world’s strangest organisms. Long mistaken for fungi, they are now classed as a type of amoeba. As single-celled organisms, they have neither neurons nor brains. Yet for ...

Going by the astrological calendar, we are just getting into the second week of summer. If you use the meteorological calendar, we're wrapping up the first month. Until this past week, our summer has ...

Evidence mounts that organisms without nervous systems can in some sense learn and solve problems, but researchers disagree about whether this is “primitive cognition.” Slime molds are among the world ...