When The Last of Us first appeared on screens, it wasn't only the story that had viewers in its clutches — it was the ...

Antifungal resistance - less discussed and well known than antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - is spreading and leaving people more vulnerable to related infections, some of them deadly. These fungal ...

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

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a warming climate. In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps ...

As spring warms the eastern U.S. and green shoots peek from the ground, other forms of life stir in the soil. Periodical ...

Periodical 17-year cicadas in Brood XIV—one of 15 broods found only in North America—begin to creep from their underground ...

HBO’s The Last of Us might be a dystopian thrill ride, but how real is its core concept that a fungus could hijack the human ...

Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can’t be killed with drugs.

Some scientists are raising concerns about Aspergillus, a potentially deadly fungus that could spread across regions of the U ...