In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...

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Strange-looking ants being controlled by a fungus have been discovered on Jawoyn country during a Bush Blitz expedition.

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The researchers found that climate change is contributing to the spread of harmful fungi, creating more favorable conditions ...

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Kronstad and his colleagues, in a recent review published in Nature, warned that this evolution could lead to more human ...

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 ...

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A brain-eating pathogen continues to wreak havoc in the second series of The Last of Us – which is so far-fetched, right?

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In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a warming climate. In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps ...