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 ...

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

Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

The game itself, though full of great set pieces ... Lots to look forward to in The Last of Us series when it comes to zombies and fungus. With much more infected shenanigans coming in season ...

The most memorable part of “The Last of Us Part II” has nothing to do with killing fungus-infested zombies or fighting off ...

In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis ... In Season 1 of the TV series, which was adapted from a 2013 video game with the same name, the cordyceps zombies used tentacles ...