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 ...

The scientific community still has many untested hypotheses about the origin and fate of the sticky slime that occasionally floats in the Adriatic Sea, as well as its effect on marine life. Some ...

"What are those things?" a man asked, pointing to a hanging decoration I made from some plastic junk I found on the beach. "I see them in the sand all the time, but I can’t think what they’re for." ...

Animals are awesome. But which is the ultimate champion? Over the next seven weeks, we’ll be pitting some of nature’s most remarkable creatures against one another in a series of virtual battles. Two ...

One of the most disgusting-looking fish I have encountered in my long career in fisheries is the Atlantic hagfish or, as the fishermen refer to them, slime eels. An extremely primitive fish similar to ...

When it comes to touching slimy and scaly things, young boys are game, but young girls can be somewhat hesitant. Nearly 30 children appeared captivated with frogs, turtles and snakes — both live and ...

Researchers discovered a rare kind of protein modification in the slime of velvet worms, a finding that could one day help scientists make plastics and glues more recyclable. Velvet worms shoot sticky ...

Your earliest memories of mucus probably revolved around the contents of your nostrils. As a toddler, you were told not to “pick your nose” and you learned to find the slimy mucus gross. But for many ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. — The cuttlefish, as small and testy as a hand grenade, was refusing to cooperate. Close relatives of squids, flamboyant cuttlefish are camouflage experts that can dramatically alter ...