Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the hospital, here comes Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that's ...

The newly discovered species, named Gibellula attenboroughii, acts in a similar way as the zombie ant fungus, seemingly manipulating its prey to move to a more suitable spot for the fungus to ...

Researchers show that cordycepin, a compound from Cordyceps militaris, can boost endurance and protect brain function in mice ...

HBO's The Last of Us depicts a "zombie fungus" which has led the world into ruin. Unlike the typical monster-like zombies often depicted in media, the zombies in The Last of Us have been infected ...

The outbreak that causes the entire world to collapse in The Last of Us comes from a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus, and our non-zombie zombies come from this fungus and the infection it ...

The second season of The Last of Us kicks off in just a couple weeks, and the hype is sky-high. People loved the first season of this zombie apocalypse drama, a ...

(CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an ...