Mold growth in your home can be unsettling. Blackened spots and dusty patches on the walls are signs that something is amiss, but it is important to distinguish between mold growth that is a nuisance ...

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 ...

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Superstorm Sandy struck the Northeast United States in late October 2012 with ferocious winds and widespread flooding that heavily damaged homes along the New York and New Jersey coasts. After the ...

Paul Jones, CEO of Mold-A-Rama, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Bob Sirott, to talk about the new Mold-A-Rama exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. He also shared details about when Mold-A ...

It’s a kind of fuzzy fungi that can be hazardous to your health... but can also help it. This week, we’re going beyond the petri dish and exploring the microscopic world of mold. *At a base level, ...

Driving Question: Can mold grow in our school? Synopsis: In this unit, focused on MS-LS2-1, students investigate and use programmable sensor technologies to monitor their school for the conditions ...

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It’s a common belief that simply cutting off the visible mold from food like bread or cheese makes the rest safe to eat. However, food safety experts warn that this isn’t always the case. The ...

Slime mold thrives in the presence of water, shade and dead, decaying leaves. Photo by Emily Johnson. About a week ago, we noticed an intruder in our front yard -- a vivid yellow, blob-like substance ...

For anyone who has dealt with a flooded basement — a not infrequent occurrence in the Washington area, even before Hurricane Sandy — pumping the water out is just the beginning. The lingering problem ...