There are three main types of slime molds - plasmodial, cellular and slime nets. The plasmodial slime molds are, I think, the most charismatic. These spend most of their lives as one huge cell ...

Slime molds were likely an inspiration for the 1958 science-fiction film, “The Blob,” scientists say. And it’s in these plasmodial, “blob” states that they spread like highway networks ...

Individual “cellular” slime molds can come together and form blobs, seemingly communicating between cells to coordinate synchronized pulsing to propel them toward food. “Plasmodial” slime ...

The Blob—or to give it its more formal name, Physarum polycephalum—belongs to a subset of slime molds known as plasmodial slime molds. These are made up of a single gigantic cell that contains ...

Microimaging category and overall prize winner Adamatzky states, “I unintentionally captured this scene while collecting samples of slime molds in a field near my home in Somerset,” Irina said.

Others, so-called plasmodial slime molds, always live as one huge cell containing thousands of nuclei. Most importantly, slime molds can be taught new tricks; depending on the species, they may ...

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 ...

“Slime mold” is really a catch-all term for unicellular eukaryotic organisms that aggregate to form multicellular reproductive structures. Physarum is a genus of plasmodial slime molds grouped within ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

There are more than 900 species of slime mold; some live as single-celled organisms most of the time, but come together in a swarm to forage and procreate when food is short. Others, so-called ...