The zombie-ant fungus in The Last of Us is real-but not a danger to humans Learn what science says about Cordyceps fungal ...

Sex-crazed cicada Brood XIV will be emerging from their subterranean sleep pods extra hungry for love thanks to the spread of a zombie fungus.

A brain-eating pathogen continues to wreak havoc in the second series of The Last of Us – which is so far-fetched, right?

It's not quite as bad as The Last of Us. But progress has been achingly slow in developing new antifungal vaccines and drugs.