The hydra is a Lovecraftian-looking microorganism with a mouth surrounded by tentacles on one end, an elongated body, and a foot on the other end. It has no brain or centralized nervous system.

I became an HR person in 1984, when the Cubs played in the postseason for the first time in ages. If you had asked me in 1984 to predict what HR would be like in 2015, I would have said "Between ...

Creatures like sea stars, jellyfish, sea urchins and sea anemones don't have brains, yet they can capture prey, sense danger and react to their surroundings. So does that mean brainless animals can ...

A brainless, yellow slime mold — affectionately called the Blob — will be launched to the International Space Station to help study the effects of the station’s environment. Also known as known as ...

It would be heaven in the workplace if your boss always said the right thing, the smart thing. However, if your boss somehow manages to say the right, smart thing the majority of the time, you’ve got ...

Sometimes, Audrey Dussutour enters her lab in Toulouse to find that one of the creatures within it has escaped. They tend to do so when they’re hungry. One will lift the lid of its container and just ...