The Texas towns and cities inundated by Hurricane Harvey's torrential downpours are finally drying out, but the storm left a menace behind: mold. Just 24 hours after a heavy rain, as the Centers for ...

The bare woods of late fall in Westborough harbor odd forms of life known as slime molds, including those with strange, descriptive names like wolf’s milk slime and pretzel slime. A glimpse of these ...

Marvels of evolution and adaptation, plants and fungi have developed myriad methods of spreading their seeds or spores. Some of these dispersal events happen with blinding speed, and researchers are ...

In the run-up to the launch of “Spore,” the latest creation from “The Sims” creator Will Wright, Electronic Arts has released “Spore Creature Creator,” a sort of prequel to the full game, which is set ...

The tide was moderately low, a minus 3.9 or so, and four of us had the privilege of tagging along with a genial visiting algologist (technically a phycologist) on a stroll through the intertidal zone.

The maker of 'SimCity' and 'The Sims' series of games evolves. Sept. 16, 2008 — -- If you've ever been to a zoo, looked at a giraffe and wondered, "What was God thinking?" then "Spore," the ...

Scoop up some dirt, and you’ll probably wind up with some slime mold. Many species go by the common name of slime mold, but the ones scientists know best belong to the genus Dictyostelium. They are ...

EMERYVILLE, California -- It all started with a pickle. During Tuesday's Spore press event at Maxis Software's studios, I grabbed the first randomly generated blob I stumbled across and pulled at both ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Got to check out Spore running on iPhone at EA's E3 booth, a version of the game that focuses exclusively on the "Cell" phase. You're essentially a ...

While waiting for some proper snow, my dog and I were exploring the thicket behind our house. It’s a tangle: multiflora rose around the edges makes entering difficult, honeysuckle competes with the ...

The Texas towns and cities inundated by Hurricane Harvey's torrential downpours are finally drying out, but the storm left a menace behind: mold. Just 24 hours after a heavy rain, as the Centers for ...