The real-life zombie fungus that inspired the post-apocalyptic series The Last Of Us. Viruses and bacteria usually get the most attention, but fungus can be a pathogen too.

When “Planet Earth” came out in 2006, the zombie ant fungus was believed to be part of the group Cordyceps, but genetic studies have since placed it in another insect-parasitizing fungus group ...

The developers of The Last of Us didn't conjure the idea from nothing. The series is inspired by an actual parasitic fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which infects wild insects. The icky part?

In HBO's "The Last of Us," the world has been taken over by zombies controlled by a fungus, similar to how the real-life cordyceps controls ants.

Zombie fungi like cordyceps are common in real life, but other fungi that cause lung diseases, wildlife extinctions, and yeast infections are far scarier.

HBO's TV series "The Last of Us" shows a world ravaged by a "zombie fungus" that has the ability to infect and control people's minds. While human mind–controlling fungi do not yet exist in real ...

4 real-life zombie parasites that make The Last of Us look tame ... Here’s the horror story of its real-life counterpart. The fungus that hijacks ants like a ghastly marionette.

So, if the Last of Us does take a real-life zombie fungus for its inspiration, Massospora might make an even more terrifying choice. Could The Last of Us come true? Luckily, ...

Dive into the eerie world of nature’s real-life horror story a fungus that takes over insect minds and controls their behavior. This fascinating phenomenon reveals just how strange and powerful ...

It is a strange fungal infection that has behavioural and psychological symptoms. But the premise of the post-apocalyptic cannibal zombie drama series The Last Of Us is not so far fetched as it may ...