Our past experiences help us navigate future obstacles, and it seems that even some organisms without a brain have that skill. Though slime molds do not have a nervous system, they can store and ...

"Slime mold reveals clues to immune cells' directional abilities." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 05 / 160526124904.htm (accessed November 25, 2025).

A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, in a process similar to what we consider 'thinking', they decide on the best ...

Made up of just a single cell and lacking any brain, or even any neurons and connections for that matter, you wouldn’t think much of the humble slime mold. But these creatures seem to display quite ...

A creepy video that's gotten new life as a GIF shows a slime mold on the hunt. The slime mold, a species called Physarum polycephalum, is not actually a mold at all; it's a single-celled protist.

In this new segment, we’ll feature one creature a month, and try to convince you that it’s worthy of the coveted Charismatic Creature title. By “creature” we mean almost anything—animals, viruses, ...

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 ...

In its quest to feed, avoid nasty substances and just generally live its life, the brainless, one-celled Physarum ...

How white blood cells in our immune systems home in on and engulf bacterial invaders--like humans following the scent of oven-fresh pizza--has long been a mystery to scientists. But biologists from UC ...

This article by Max G. Levy was originally published on Massive Science. The story is a part of Breakthrough, a short film anthology from Science Friday and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) that ...

How white blood cells in our immune systems home in on and engulf bacterial invaders--like humans following the scent of oven-fresh pizza--has long been a mystery to scientists. But biologists from UC ...