Ultra-deep long-read sequencing has delivered the first telomere-to-telomere sequence of the non-Mendelian ribosomal DNA ...

Slime molds are unusual organisms that can demonstrate learning, memory and complex problem-solving despite having no brains ...

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, ...

Imagine that you are blind, deaf, and without any memory whatsoever. No long-term or short-term memory; you can’t even remember the last step you took. You may have been in this room a million times, ...

Small AI models might soon be capable of worming their way into smart ovens and refrigerators, Anthropic said.

This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. Enter The Blob—a yellowish chunk of slime mold set to make its debut at the Paris Zoological Park on Saturday. With nearly 720 sexes, and the ability to ...

Sixteen years ago, a brainless, unicellular organism blew our human minds. And it continues to fascinate and surprise researchers to this day. From the center of a petri dish, the slime mold Physarum ...

Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered ‘intelligent’. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world – and our own place within it ...

Slime mold has one of the worst public images of any single-celled organism. For one thing, the Physarum polycephalum, as it's scientifically called, has a gross nickname evoking a drippy texture and ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Most ...

In 2016, CNRS scientists demonstrated that the slime mold Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell organism without a nervous system, could learn to no longer fear a harmless but aversive substance and ...