Deep within tropical forests, the Ophiocordyceps fungus transforms insects into "zombies" by infiltrating their bodies and ...

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When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

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For fans of the show’s lead villain, Cordyceps fungus, there’s also reason to celebrate. The show’s first season featured two distinct infection stages, called clickers and bloaters.

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The Last of Us, emerged about 133 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed ...

In the video game The Last of Us and its spin-off HBO series, humans fight to survive against cordyceps, a parasitic fungus ...

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

One of the biggest changes HBO’s The Last of Us made in season one was to forego the presence of spores. In the video games characters have to wear gas masks when they travel because cordyceps ...

A number of talented stars have appeared both in HBO's The Last of Us and in various Marvel movies and TV shows, in and out ...

Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that usually attack insects, arthropods, or other fungi. Essentially, the Cordyceps fungus doesn’t tend to bug us too much in real life.

The popularity of Cordyceps supplements has been on the rise lately, as they are thought to provide various health benefits. Cordyceps, a specific type of fungus, grows on caterpillar larvae in ...