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 ...

Researchers have sent a problem-solving slime mold to the International Space Station so students can study its behavior in microgravity. Last August scientists confirmed clumps of bacteria have no ...

Thomas Mulligan examines the extraordinary cognitive abilities of single-celled organisms that navigate intricate labyrinths and engineer efficient networks without the need for a brain. Coffee linked ...

Slime research may not be the sexiest science, but produces some truly wild results. So wild, in fact, a new study reconfigures our understanding of not only animal intelligence, but also the very ...

Sixty-five years ago this month, an iconic horror movie made a star out of Steve McQueen and showed disappointingly little of its titular character. That movie, The Blob, involves a goo that crashes ...

They look like visitors from another world. Some sprout short stalks capped with salmon-hued baubles; others collect in foamy-looking masses or sprawl in rippling yellow webs. Despite their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last August scientists confirmed clumps of bacteria have no problem surviving on the outside of the International Space Station.