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 ...

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

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

This article contains spoilers for “The Last of Us,” particularly the end of Season 1 and some references from Episode 1 of ...

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

Kronstad and his colleagues, in a recent review published in Nature, warned that this evolution could lead to more human infections. Rising temperatures allow fungi to thrive in new environments — and ...

Dr Matt Kasson, Associate Professor of Mycology at West Virginia University and expert on zombie fungi, told MailOnline: 'Most fungi that infect humans aside from yeasts don’t really produce ...

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

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