“Ants—like us—have biological clocks ... “One thing that we found was that the fungus invades the brain in a very creepy and stereotyped pattern,” she continued. “In the brains of flies that are ...

It’s the stuff of horror - parasites that take control of a hapless victim’s brain before killing it ... spores more effectively. Zombie ant fungus forces its hosts to leave the nest for ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. Could a natural fungus compound fight fatigue and sharpen your mind? New research suggests ...

Other research suggests the fungus acts on the ant's muscles, rather than its mind. "If you were the ant, your brain may be able to contemplate that your legs were moving all on their own and ...

attenboroughii is releasing in the brain of the host ... pointing to the case of the zombie ant fungi. Scientists have documented the lethal parasite regulating the insect population, Araújo ...

One particular fungus, Beauveria bassiana, causes the immune system to kill brain cells, promoting neurodegeneration.

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. The paper published in PLOS ...