Some of nature’s creepiest creatures don’t just survive – they take over. In this episode, we explore the parasites that turn their hosts into real-world zombies. From mind-controlling fungi in ants ...

Here's a quick overview of the Grow a Garden Chicken Zombie update, including new codes and a look at the Blood Moon event ...

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t thought about terrifying scenarios of real-life infection, says Corrado Nai ...

The series is inspired by a real fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, known as the "zombie-ant fungus," which takes over the bodies and brains of ants in the wild. Scientists warn that a fatal ...

It’s still not a particularly good motion picture but, unlike the first “Zombie Massacre,” it comes across like a real film. Uwe Boll’s weirdly ... the desert and run afoul of giant, radioactive ants.

a real fungal group that infects ants, takes over their brains and bodies, and turns them into spore factories. But this isn’t the only example of real-life zombies. Science writer Mindy Weisberger ...

In this podcast, student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus. Taryn Pollock is a student at South ...

In this video, we explore the real-life fungus behind 'The Last of Us': Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. This mind-controlling parasite infects ants, hijacks their behavior, and turns them into living ...

A ‘zombie ant’ (a Polyrhachis senilis ant infected by a parasitic ... we shared all the things that we had been collecting from the area. I saw so many kids with a real fascination in their eyes,” he ...