The world can be a scary place. Global pandemics, catastrophic climate change. But humans have made it this far, so why bat an eye at a deadly zombie fungus? HBO’s highly anticipated TV adaptation of ...

What if we told you the zombie apocalypse - at least for ants - is already real? In this video, we explore the real-life ...

A zombie cicada fungus, _Massospora cicadina_, has consumed the rear end of this periodical cicada, replacing it with a 'plug' of chalky spores. Matt Kasson, CC BY-ND Is a zombie apocalypse caused by ...

In this podcast, student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus. Taryn Pollock is a student at South High ...

The lancet liver fluke has a cunning — some might say horrifying — way of ensuring its survival. It turns ants into zombies. That’s how researchers who study this tiny parasitic flatworm often ...

The love for all things creepy and spooky is at an all-time high around this time of year. We love to subject ourselves to the horrors of haunted houses and our favorite fright-filled films, but do we ...

BETHESDA, MD / ACCESS Newswire / October 31, 2025 / What if I told you zombies are real? And no, not the ones you see on movie screens. I'm talking about nature's zombies, real organisms hijacked and ...

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 ...

With the hit HBO series "The Last of Us" returning for Season 2 on April 13, fans captivated by the terrifying concept of a fungal pandemic that turns humans into zombies once again face the question: ...

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