A brain-eating pathogen continues to wreak havoc in the second series of The Last of Us – which is so far-fetched, right?

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

After two long years, the highly anticipated second season of HBO’s The Last of Us is almost here. In the new season, five ...

They tried in the television show, sort of. At the end of Season 1, doctors and nurses want to cut into the brain of the ...

Dr Charissa de Becker, an expert on zombie fungus from Utrecht University, says: 'When such spores land on an ant they can germinate and burrow themselves through the exoskeleton of the insect to ...

Zombies are real – not in the walking dead sense, but there are parasites that can hack the brains of living creatures and ...

The Last of Us Season 2 is now streaming, so find out about all the infected zombie types and their mutation stages in the franchise.

Strange-looking ants being controlled by a fungus have been discovered on Jawoyn country during a Bush Blitz expedition.

The Last of Us Season 2 depicts a threatening fungus that weaves together life forms through unexpected connections. Within its gameplay, the game depicts a harmful plant-life organism that connects ...

The researchers found that climate change is contributing to the spread of harmful fungi, creating more favorable conditions ...

A team of researchers has found ‘zombie ants’ and what is believed to be a never before seen fungi in the Northern Territory.