Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can't be killed with drugs.

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

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human ...

Search just about any habitat where terrestrial invertebrates dwell, and you’ll likely uncover a zombie presence. In southwestern Brazil, a carpenter ant turns away from its ... that promote ...

Georgia wildlife officials confirmed a second deer has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Channel 2 Action News reported on the first “zombie deer disease” case in Lanier County back ...

In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis ... other areas that might be where they didn't actually cause disease before." Benefits as well as risks of fungi Despite their ...

GEORGIA — Georgia wildlife officials confirmed a second deer has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Channel 2 Action News reported on the first “zombie deer disease” case in Lanier County ...