Slime mold helps scientists map dark matter that holds universe together

Researchers are using the growth patterns of slime mold, a single-celled organism, to help map the web of dark matter filaments which hold the universe together. Scientists designed an algorithm inspired by the creature and applied it to a dataset of 37,000 galaxies' positions. They were then able to create a 3D map of the cosmic web's "intricate filamentary network".