Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

Deep in the jungle, a sinister fungus turns insects into mindless puppets hijacking their bodies, steering their movements, and eventually erupting from their corpses to spread its spores. It’s ...

The new Ophiocordyceps species, found only in flies, are related to the pathogen featured in the video game and TV series “The Last of Us.” ...

Fungal biology articles from across Nature Portfolio Fungal biology is the scientific discipline that concerns the biology of fungi, which include unicellular microorganisms as well as large ...