Slime mold thrives in the presence of water, shade and dead, decaying leaves. Photo by Emily Johnson. About a week ago, we noticed an intruder in our front yard — a vivid yellow, blob-like substance ...

“I found an odd-looking substance in my mulched beds next to a boxwood last week. This garden bed was replanted a few weeks ago and mulched with shredded bark. At first, I thought my dog had been sick ...

Valerian root, many cat owners have found, makes their cats turn hyper. Cats aren’t the only creatures that have their behavior affected by valerian root. Slime molds literally go out of their way to ...

Going by the astrological calendar, we are just getting into the second week of summer. If you use the meteorological calendar, we're wrapping up the first month. Until this past week, our summer has ...

Japanese researchers found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel parasitic nematodes from plant roots without ...

Root-knot nematodes cause widespread damage to crops, but chemical pesticides that control them also severely harm soil fertility. Soil-dwelling slime mold secretes compounds that repel these ...