is one of the few people in the world working with “zombie” houseflies, Musca domestica. Though initially drawn to the fungus E. muscae because he wanted to study obligate pathogens ...

No, zombie cicadas aren't creepy crawly ... no reproduction will occur, but the fungus will continue to spread across the U.S. People in the Southeast and Midwest will be particularly likely ...

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 ...

HBO's The Last of Us depicts a "zombie fungus" which has led ... the zombies in The Last of Us have been infected by a fungus that takes control of people's bodies and minds.

On the hit zombie TV show "The Last of Us", cordyceps fungus mostly turns people into "superstrong killing machines", said Bloomberg. But in traditional medicine, the chilli-shaped fungi are ...

Chinese factories are producing thousands of tonnes of a "green zombie fungus" to help fight the ... the resulting famine may affect 13 million people and cause international food prices to ...

Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps, previously reported from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. The story of the "zombie ...

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

At least 7,000 people died in the U.S. from fungal ... an expert on parasitic fungi at the New York Botanical Garden]. Each zombie-creating fungus species evolved to match a specific insect ...

(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 ...

Cave explorers have discovered a terrifying breed of so-called ‘zombie’ spiders, found feasting on fungus in caves along the Irish coastline. In a real-life scenario reminiscent of the hit TV ...