Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

Scientists uncover fungi in Irish caves that can control insects, turning them into "zombies" before spreading spores. A ...

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...

A novel fungus that turns its hosts into 'zombies' has been found in spiders in the White Father's Caves between Cavan and ...

Ireland is the only place where a unique fungus has been found that infects reclusive spiders in dark caves and turns them into “zombie-like” creatures, according to cave explorer Tim Fogg.

A novel fungus that turns its hosts into ‘zombie spiders’ has been found on the UK and Ireland border. Spiders located in several cave systems across the island of Ireland, including Whitefathers’ ...