Sci-fi monster seems to have entered the real world, as a mind-controlling strain of fungus has infected spiders in Northern ...

The new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, found in Northern Ireland, has been officially recognized by scientists in a recent ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Ahead of the return of the hit fungus-zombie horror series The Last of Us, scientists announced the discovery of a species of fungus that ...

A disease-causing fungus featured in the post-apocalyptic TV series The Last of Us could lead to a gamechanging cancer drug, scientists say in a new study. In the dystopian world of the TV series ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of fungus that turns cave spiders into zombies. Unlike the events in the «The Last of Us» this species can help treat people, not lead to apocalypse. The fungus ...

Cordyceps fungi sell in Beijing for $136,000 a pound and have made their way into Whole Foods. They underpin entire ...

Have you ever wondered what the hideous hosts of the Cordyceps fungus in The Last of Us might smell like? Sony is betting that plenty of people have – and built its Future Immersive ...

“The huge interest in the discovery is no doubt driven by The Last of Us, which revolves around a fungus with eerily similar effects.” Set in 2033, The Last of Us depicts a world devastated by ...