Slime molds look gross and... not smart, but they definitely seem to communicate and plan even without neurons. Michael explains the science behind these clever eukaryotes. Hosted by: Michael Aranda - ...

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 ...

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In HBO's post-apocalyptic drama "The Last of Us," human civilization has fallen in the face of a fungal takeover triggered by climate change. The show's opening credits and creature designs are ...

Slime molds, which live in soil, are truly ancient animals. They arrived on land close to a billion years ago and may well have colonized continents that were then home only to films of bacteria.

Recent explorations into the world of brainless animals have unveiled surprising capabilities that challenge our traditional views of cognition. Creatures like slime molds, jellyfish, and even plants ...

A close up show details of a physarum polycephalum, known as a blob, during a record attempt to assemble the longest blob in the world at the Blaise Pascal secondary school in Chateauroux, central ...

Being compared to a blob-like, single-celled organism in terms of decision-making prowess might sound unflattering at first, but bear with me. Slime molds, unassuming blob-like entities that have ...

Sloomoo Institute Atlanta is exploring the weird and wonderful world of slime mold through its latest exhibit, "LooMoosh's Magnificent Mold." Slime molds are primitive organisms often found in damp ...