A species of amoeba - among the simplest life forms on Earth - has been seen "farming" the bacteria it eats. When the bacteria become scarce, the Dictyostelium discoideum slime mould gathers up into a ...

A species of amoeba - among the simplest life forms on Earth - has been seen "farming" the bacteria it eats. When the bacteria become scarce, the Dictyostelium discoideum slime mould gathers up into a ...

The practice of agriculture, including the seeding, cultivation and harvesting of food crops, is not limited to humans and has been shown to be a feature of several members of the insect world. With ...