Physarum polycephalum is the smartest slime mold you’ll ever meet. Really, though - this humble blob can solve problems and even teach its fellow slime molds to do the same. “Slime mold” is really a ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Physarum: Slime Mold Simulator PHYSARUM is a sandbox simulation game. Simulate the real world slime mold Physarum polycephalum by generating millions of ...

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 ...

It may seem a stretch to lay higher life’s most essential mental faculty at the feet, figuratively speaking, of an amoeboid that’s not even an animal. Yet though they have but a single cell, slime ...

It is a staple of science fiction to see a brain in a jar or other container, maybe used as some sort of computer device. You are probably imagining a brain-powered supercomputer with a room full of ...

Mathematical modelling of Physarum polycephalum dynamics has emerged as a vital research area that bridges biology, physics and applied mathematics. These models aim to elucidate the sophisticated ...

The slime mold Physarum polycephalum consists of a single biological cell. Because of his ingenious ability to adapt his tubular network to a changing environment, he has been called "intelligent".

A duet for slime mould and piano will be premiered at an arts festival this weekend, giving new meaning to the term "culture". Festival director and musician Eduardo Miranda has put the decomposition ...