In the insect world, these spores infect their hosts in a particularly gruesome fashion. Dr Charissa de Becker, an expert on zombie fungus from Utrecht University, says: 'When such spores land on ...

The fungus that zombifies humanity in the show is based on Ophiocordyceps, a real fungal group that infects ants, takes over their brains and bodies, and turns them into spore factories. But this ...

But Season 2 reveals that the zombies have also evolved into spreading the fungi through airborne spores. "That's more realistic about the way humans do acquire fungal infections," Kronstad said.

The infected ant abandons its normal behaviour and colony responsibilities, entering what scientists call the ‘zombie phase.’ ...

The Last of Us has a wide variety of different zombie and infected types that each ... They expel large spore clouds from their hulking bodies which cause acidic burns. The spores on their bodies ...

The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the “zombie fungus” cordyceps infecting humans by releasing air-borne spores, instead of through tentacles—closer to scientific reality. Spread the ...

The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the 'zombie fungus' cordyceps infecting humans by releasing air-borne spores, instead of through tentacles -- closer to scientific reality.