Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

When you think of scary animals, what comes to mind? Maybe lions, hippos or snakes? But you might be surprised to know that ...

Despite being one of the most abundant organisms on the planet, fungi remain incredibly misunderstood. Remarkably adaptable and quick to thrive in new environments, pathogenic fungi are on the rise, ...

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The Last of Us, emerged about 133 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed Earth, a ...

In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

This week, see zombie fungi trapped in an amber fossil, explore the sun’s hidden south pole, meet tool-using whales that ...

Before humans even walked on th earth, a fungus was creating zombies. Scientists have uncovered a haunting scene frozen in 99 ...

Parasitic fungi have been with us since at least the Cretaceous period zombifying insects according to a new study of fossils ...

These insects are thought to be around 99 million years old, making them the oldest known examples of this fungal-parasitic infection.Yuhui Zhuang is a doctoral student at Yunnan University and the co ...

This week, 28 Years Later hits theaters, two real-world decades after Danny Boyle first rocked our world with his savage and ...

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland started a zombie frenzy. Decades later, the duo have reunited to show the human cost of an infected apocalypse.