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

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 ...

The series is inspired by a real fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, known as the "zombie-ant fungus," which takes over the bodies and brains of ants in the wild. Scientists warn that a fatal ...

In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is a parasitic fungus that infects and manipulates the behavior of carpenter ants, ultimately leading to their death. Dr. Jim ...

The fungus that zombifies humanity in the show is based on Ophiocordyceps, a real fungal group that infects ants, takes over their brains and bodies, and turns them into spore factories. But this ...