Compared to mold, humans know next to nothing about creating efficient networks. The single-celled organism Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold, grows outward in search of food, optimizing along the ...

Videos of people playing with homemade slime are popping up all over the Internet. Photo: craftyslimecreator If there’s anything an adolescent American girl needs to keep at hand these days, it’s ...

Imagine one day waking up, showering then coating yourself with a slime normally found in the sewers of England, which immediately takes the shape of your pants and shirt. It might sound like ...