In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...

Shhh… do you hear it? The gentle strumming of Joel’s guitar? It can mean only one thing: The Last Of Us is back, and this time it’s more contagious than ever. The hit HBO series, inspired by the game ...

Cordyceps fungi, including species like Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, are famous for hijacking the brains of ants. Once a ...

The characters in the show reference Cordyceps, also known as Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a real fungal parasite that’s been called the “Zombie-Ant Fungus” because it infects insects and ...

where this ant infected by Ophiocordyceps unilateralis staggers around, being controlled by the fungus. Then later, the Last of Us videogame came out, which really got people excited about (zombie) ...

Those left disappointed by the lack of Cordyceps-induced zombies in season one, the show’s co-creator Craig Mazin offered reassurance in an interview with Empire Magazine, saying “for the ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects ... In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is a parasitic fungus that infects and manipulates the behavior ...