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

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

Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

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

Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

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The federal government is going to take millions of sterile flies and dump them on Texas in the hopes that they'll kill off a ...

Researchers analyzed the fossils using optical microscopes, looking both at the fungi and the insects they had infected. Then ...

This phenomenon is known as Flying Ant Day, and this summer's swarms could be the most sizeable in recent memory.

The winged ants appear at different times around the country – they tend to fly earlier in urban areas than rural areas because temperatures are generally warmer in towns and cities. Why do flying ...

But as lovely as hot weather can be, the heat tends to herald the arrival of some unwelcome guests: flying ants. You might have heard of Flying Ant Day. But speaking to experts from the Royal Society ...

Flying ant season is upon us – here's everything you need to know about how to get rid of the flying pests.