HBO's "The Last of Us" is a tale of a post-apocalyptic world that has been torn asunder by a global infection, caused by a mutant strain of Cordyceps fungus. The Infected turn into various types of ...

The director Danny Boyle and the writer Alex Garland breathed new life into zombie movies with "28 Days Later." Over 20 years after the original, they're back with "28 Years Later." Here are the best ...

Welcome, students of The Last of Us, to Fungus Zombies 101. In this seminar, we’ll cover the basics of what’s known as the cordyceps infection, how it spreads throughout a host’s lifetime, and why it ...

A newly discovered species of spider has been found working pretty hard to convince prospective prey in the Amazon that it’s ...

A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps, a rare and eerie find."It took over his nervous system and forced him to come to this ...