Last August scientists confirmed clumps of bacteria have no problem surviving on the outside of the International Space Station. For three years and counting, in fact. Now, another gross yet ...

A brainless, yellow slime mold — affectionately called the Blob — will be launched to the International Space Station to help study the effects of the station’s environment. Also known as known as ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) just launched brainless bits of slime mold to the International Space Station to study how the single-celled organism’s behavior is affected by microgravity. The ...

A self-healing "blob" that is extremely bizarre will soon be making its way to Earth after spending some time aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The International Space Station (ISS) is ...

Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...

This story originally appeared on WIRED UK. Enter The Blob—a yellowish chunk of slime mold set to make its debut at the Paris Zoological Park on Saturday. With nearly 720 sexes, and the ability to ...

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — Northrop Grumman's next Cygnus cargo ship will launch on a journey to the International Space Station tomorrow, carrying with it a bevy of research investigations and crew ...

Mireta wants to translate slime mold’s superpowers into algorithms that might help improve transit times, alleviate congestion, and more. It is a yellow blob with no brain, yet some researchers ...

It’s not just astronauts and billionaires who get to ride on rockets these days. In recent months, everything from squid and water bears to flatworms and mice have also made the journey from Earth to ...

Sixty-five years ago this month, an iconic horror movie made a star out of Steve McQueen and showed disappointingly little of its titular character. That movie, The Blob, involves a goo that crashes ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...