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 ...

Wet conditions this spring have been perfect for the development of slime molds in landscapes and on the blades of turfgrass, making their identification a common question for University of ...

If you’ve recently made the (mildly horrifying) discovery of a slimy growth in your mulch that looks like vomit…well, you’re probably wondering what on earth it is and how best to get rid of it. Yes, ...

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 ...

There is nothing wrong with your tree that I can see from looking at the photo. The mass on the ground in the photo looks like dog vomit slime mold that is starting to dry up. Slime molds, of which ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Myxomycetes, or slime molds, are fungus-like organisms that have ...

In 1996, the folks at Bandai presented the world with one of their most beloved and nostalgia-inducing creations: the Tamagotchi. If you were a kid in the ‘90s it’s incredibly likely you had a ...

Slime mold has no brain, no nervous system, and no central control. Yet it can solve mazes, optimize networks, and adapt to changing conditions. This video explores the bizarre biology that makes this ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Humans are very good at anthropomorphising things. That is, giving them human characteristics, like ourselves. We do it with animals—see just about any cartoon—and we even do it with our own ...

We are traveling in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Forest ecologist Steve Stephenson bends over a decaying stump and parts a curtain of moss so I can see a tiny stand of what looks like ...

Made up of just a single cell and lacking any brain, or even any neurons and connections for that matter, you wouldn’t think much of the humble slime mold. But these creatures seem to display quite ...