Quick Take Hagfish slime is a rapid-deploy chemical defense that can clog a shark’s gills in seconds. The slime’s strength comes from microscopic protein threads that self-assemble when exposed to ...

Picture a one celled creature navigating a complex maze quicker than some of the planet’s most powerful computers. It’s science fiction, but this is precisely the genius of a slime mold. Those stupid ...

Douglas Fudge: Did you wanna look at some slime? Christopher Intagliata (tape): I was hoping you would say that. Fudge: Let me grab a bucket here. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting ...

This is neither an award nor a sculpture. It’s the fruiting body of a slime mold – a structure that helps the slime mold reproduce and spread. Fruiting bodies contain spores that are released into the ...