[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 ...

Along the Northern Hemisphere, stretching for millions of miles from Alaska to Canada to Siberia, tiny hungry microbes have been entombed in the permafrost for the past millions of years. This ...

So far, only one human case has been confirmed in the U.S. in 2024. Public health officials are continuing to monitor as an outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, continues to spread across ...

A Carolina leaf-roller cricket infected with Cordyceps, the so-called “zombie fungus,” found at Betley Woods at Glacier’s End in southern Johnson County during the summer. The fungus, which takes over ...

From being the main antagonist of a major video game and now television franchise, zombie fungus like cordyceps have quickly become a popular point of scientific intrigue. However, these interesting ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Zika virus may linger in your eyes, according to a discovery made by a group of researchers who found it in the eyes of mice. Doctors believe that may explain why many people ...