Scientists say this previously unknown species of fungus has been taking over the body of ants in the Aussie outback.

Ants are among nature's greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it ...

These ants are parasitised, possessed and eventually consumed from within by a fungus – possibly a species not yet recorded by modern science. Dr François Brassard, a myrmecologist and postdoc with ...