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

The newly discovered species, named Gibellula attenboroughii, acts in a similar way as the zombie ant fungus, seemingly manipulating its prey to move to a more suitable spot for the fungus to ...

Some research suggests the zombie ant fungus works by flooding its host with the feel-good hormone dopamine in order to make it do its bidding. Other research suggests the fungus acts on the ant's ...

“Ants—like us—have biological clocks ... While Ophiocordyceps is likely the best-known zombie fungus, it’s certainly not the only one. “This happens so much in nature, maybe more than we [will] ever ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into “zombies.” The fungus lures them out of their webs before instigating an ...