Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States Materials Science Division and Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, ...
Spatial memory enhances an organism’s navigational ability. Memory typically resides within the brain, but what if an organism has no brain? We show that the brainless slime mold Physarum polycephalum ...
Thermal conductivity of the Earth’s lower mantle greatly impacts the mantle convection style and affects the heat conduction from the core to the mantle. Direct laboratory measurement of thermal ...