It's weirdly alive and beautifully vibrant, but its name might have you turning pale in the face. The scientific name is Fuligo septica, but who can remember that? You can also call it by its nickname ...

That isn’t scrambled eggs pulsating on a tree in a national park in Alaska — but it does look like it. Screenshot from Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve video on Facebook If you’re hiking in a ...

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 ...

They look like visitors from another world. Some sprout short stalks capped with salmon-hued baubles; others collect in foamy-looking masses or sprawl in rippling yellow webs. Despite their ...