In the dense forests of South America and Southeast Asia, a parasite operates with chilling precision. Ophiocordyceps ...

The Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus has just one goal: self-propagation and dispersal. To do so, the parasitic fungus hijacks ants ’ bodies, essentially turning them into zombies.

CNN — Around the world, a parasitic fungus transforms ants into "zombies." The fungus is like something out of a horror movie: The organism hijacks the body and brain of its ant host, mind-controlling ...

If you’ve been following HBO’s breakout hit The Last of Us—a story of people navigating a post-apocalyptic world where the cordyceps brain infection (CBI) has turned most of mankind into zombies—then ...

It's based on a real fungus, but could this fictional plot happen in real life? Viewers everywhere were captivated by the recent HBO original The Last of Us, a fictional TV series based on a ...

There's no way to tell what the ant's isolated brain is experiencing through this process, but over the coming weeks, its body will be consumed by Cordyceps, and its head will erupt as the fungus's ...

(CNN) — A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head. The insect, along ...

We're bringing this story back after the CDC said Monday that the fungus Candida auris spread at an alarming rate from 2020 to 2021. Those with minimal health risks are likely in the clear. In HBO’s ...