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 people who ...
A scene from The Last of Us, which helped propel the idea of dangerous Cordyceps fungi into popular culture. AP Video game-turned-HBO series “The Last of Us,” of course, is science fiction. Yet the ...
The hit HBO show "The Last of Us" may have taken the world by storm this year (and the video game world nearly a decade ago), but the villain in the series has been around much longer than either of ...
Talk with any mycologist these days—really, anyone who’s obsessed with fungi—and it won’t take long to arrive at the subject of the zombie apocalypse. Obviously, fungi can be terrifying. They are the ...
The Last of Us is more than just another zombie apocalypse franchise. It introduces a scenario that's drawn from reality: the cordyceps fungus. Cordyceps are a real-life parasitic fungus that spreads ...
A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the ...
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CU Boulder mycologist Alisha Quandt says there’s little reason to fear a fungi-zombie apocalypse like the one imagined in the HBO hit TV series ‘The Last of Us’ Alisha Quandt prepared herself in ...
There's so much constant danger in The Last of Us universe, but at least Ellie (Bella Ramsay) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) are safe now in the walled town of Jackson, right? Wrong! Not only is a vengeful ...
The Last of Us introduced the dangerous infected in the very first episode of the video game adaptation, but those "Runners" proved to be nothing in comparison to the Clickers that were introduced ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Under the shadow of Pinnacle Mountain, Jay Justice has been heading off the beaten path— in search of his lifelong fascination. "Here they is! Right here," Justice said, as he ...