When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

A 99 million-year-old amber fossil reveals a fly infected by a zombie fungus, alongside a young ant with a similar infection.

The popular video game and television franchise "The Last of Us" features a post-apocalyptic world where humans are infected by Cordyceps – a fungus that infects the brain and body, turning its hosts ...

Leafcutter ant colonies, celebrated for their rigid division of labour, have yielded a startling secret: their roles can be rewired with a molecular tweak. Scientists from the University of ...

A stunning amber fossil discovery reveals ancient "zombie fungi" that controlled insects' behavior millions of years ago.

From the bright lights of cities that don't sleep -- where people hustle and bustle through the night to keep subways, servers, and supply chains ...

Now, scientists have uncovered two new ancient species from the dinosaur era, beautifully preserved in amber. These fungi ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

Animals were once considered mindless—incapable of thoughts or feelings. These views dominated common thought for millennia, ...

The infestation of generative systems in education, medicine and academia should all be cause for much, much more alarm.