I was on my regular Duluth dog walk last week when I spotted this in a neighbor’s mulch. I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure this is a slime mold – specifically, “dog vomit” slime mold: Fuligo septica.

From the top of the mountain a faint trail, probably a game trail maintained by deer, led down the north-facing slope to a shady, moist area. Several blackened logs, probably from an unsanctioned ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Myxomycetes, or slime molds, are fungus-like organisms that have ...

Not a day goes by that I do not think of the wonder and almost spiritual brilliance of mushrooms and other fungi, because I am an ant and an invasive fungus has taken control of my brain. For the rest ...

My grass looks like it has been sprayed with black and gray paint. Is this some kind of fungus? Do I spray it with a fungicide? These black and gray powders on your grass are called slime molds and ...

Early morning is a great time to observe many of the wonders of nature. Recently, one such wonder, a colorful slime mold, was observed in the mulch of an ornamental bed at a local business. Spring ...

The same hydrogen peroxide you have stashed away in your bathroom medicine cabinet can remove slime mold, making this an easy way to maintain your garden and yard. Slime mold is not a fungus but ...

I don’t know why, because they are plentiful earlier in the season, but a particular life form that I just found this weekend, on a cold and frosty morning with a hint of wood smoke in the air, the ...

Even without a brain, a slime mold can essentially remember where it's been, helping it navigate past complex obstacles, much like modern robots, researchers say. These findings reveal how ancient ...