In the remote, high-altitude pastures of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and India, the cordyceps is known by the Tibetan phrase yartsa ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

The Last of Us Season 2 finally has a confirmed release date, and it's set to debut on April 13. Ahead of that, one of the ...

TL;DR: A new fungus ... So unless people are walking around with radioactive spider DNA, there's no risk of a human infection like in The Last of Us. At worst, you'll just rest a little uneasy ...

It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts into "zombies". Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in ...

Scientists have discovered a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns reclusive Irish cave spiders into zombies.

A new fungus species in Europe, Gibellula attenboroughii, transforms cave spiders into 'zombies.' This fungus manipulates ...

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"The Last of Us" season 2 will premiere in April, and be seven episodes long. Both Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey reprise ...