When The Last of Us first appeared on screens, it wasn't only the story that had viewers in its clutches — it was the horrifying possibility: What if this really did happen? A world where a fungal mut ...

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

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 ...

Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

The widespread use of antifungals, especially in farming, is reducing their effectiveness and making untreatable, fatal ...

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

The spores were picked up by scientists as they drifted in the stratosphere, which typically has harsh conditions that would ...

The insects from this group were last seen in 2008 and will appear across the eastern U.S. for a brief, dramatic frenzy of ...

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 ...