De Fine Licht is keen for the zombie fly-fungus system to be taught in schools, to draw in younger science enthusiasts. He and Edwards recently published instructions on how to observe the zombify ...

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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 ...

After two long years, the highly anticipated second season of HBO’s The Last of Us is almost here. In the new season, five ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

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Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus.