Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years.

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

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 Earth, a ...

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

Researchers have created a real-life version of The Last of Us cordyceps, utilizing miniature technology to control the minds ...

Quandt did her PhD research studying Cordyceps-like fungi, which is the type of pestilence the TV show identifies as the culprit for turning civilization into a hellscape populated by zombies ...

The cordyceps infection is caused by a fungus that takes over people's brains, turning them into mindless killing machines. While most people who get infected become "runners," there are those who ...

The Cordyceps fungus is now airborne. And Joel (Pedro Pascal) isn’t immortal. The first five episodes of “The Last of Us” offered up several new threats and at least one major death.