Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A “zombie ant” that has been infected by the parasitic fungus Complex Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. Those left disappointed by the ...

Alexander Bentley, a herpetologist, is unfazed by cordyceps' presence in the Amazon. But after a finger poke of a ...

In the first series, the Cordyceps fungus (inspired by Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) was depicted growing tentacles to spread (who could forget Tess’s horrendous “ tendrils kiss ”). This would actually ...

A newly discovered species of spider has been found working pretty hard to convince prospective prey in the Amazon that it’s already safely dead. The result is a creature that looks a lot like the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But how exactly is Ellie immune to Cordyceps, and why didn’t the Infected bite turn her in The Last of Us? Here’s a lowdown on the ...

A disease-causing fungus featured in the post-apocalyptic TV series The Last of Us could lead to a gamechanging cancer drug, scientists say in a new study. In the dystopian world of the TV series, a ...

An international research team, including the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), has described ...

A Carolina leaf-roller cricket infected with Cordyceps, the so-called “zombie fungus,” found at Betley Woods at Glacier’s End in southern Johnson County during the summer. The fungus, which takes over ...

A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the ...

With the hit HBO series "The Last of Us" returning for Season 2 on April 13, fans captivated by the terrifying concept of a fungal pandemic that turns humans into zombies once again face the question: ...