Instantly, they know they are near a person infected with the plague that has killed their world: a fungus that takes over ...

Learn about the real-life Cordyceps fungus behind The Last of Us. Discover how it acts, why it targets insects, and whether ...

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

What if we told you the zombie apocalypse - at least for ants - is already real? In this video, we explore the real-life ...

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

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

It looks like threads wiggling their way through bodies. Cordyceps - also known as the zombie-ant fungus - is real, but it immobilizes insects and other bugs and not humans. It also doesn’t ...

A breakthrough study by Montana State University researchers unveils an organic substance that could someday be used as a building material.

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

Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying ...

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

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