Ant (scientific name: Camponotus atriceps) infected with fungus (scientific name: Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato). The fungus forces the ant to climb off the forest floor and bite down on a ...
[The Last of Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)) is a show where a fungal infection turns humans into zombie-like creatures. The type of ...
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A scene from The Last of Us, which helped propel the idea of dangerous Cordyceps fungi into popular culture. AP Video game-turned-HBO series “The Last of Us,” of course, is science fiction. Yet the ...
A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the ...
They say reality is stranger than fiction. With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to explore the creepier side of ...
In the dense forests of South America and Southeast Asia, a parasite operates with chilling precision. Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, often called the zombie-ant fungus, infects ants, invades their ...
The fungi had infected species of ancient ants and flies that became trapped. Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years. The ...
The cordyceps infection has changed the world, filling it with mindless killing machines. Find out exactly what's waiting outside the walls. Jen Karner has spent the last 10 years covering technology, ...