Even without a brain, a slime mold can essentially remember where it's been, helping it navigate past complex obstacles, much like modern robots, researchers say. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

Slime molds look like simple goop, but their behavior suggests a surprising kind of problem-solving ability. Without a brain or nervous system, they can navigate obstacles, optimize routes, and adapt ...

Oh, slime. Snotty, slinky and sometimes a little "farty." I am not sure how long it took my boys to figure out how to make slime "fart," but I am positive when I became a mom that I didn't imagine ...

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 ...