Whereas the fictionalized version of the Cordyceps fungus transforms otherwise healthy humans into rabid, mindless zombies ...

Biodegradable battery invented by scientists in Switzerland Fungi, which is the building block of mushrooms, is the core ...

The human body’s average temperature of 98. ... humanity is pushed to the brink of extinction because of a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus. Ironically, cordiceps is a fairly common ...

Cordyceps militaris is a fascinating fungus known for its medicinal properties ... and have systems in place to gain human feedback on the overall quality of the process. We however cannot ...

The most recently infected are human-like and have better control of their host’s limbs, but as years pass, the cordyceps fungus takes over the host to such an extent that they can barely be ...

Lion’s mane grows a spherical cluster of white dangling spines and loosely resembles the mane of the king of the jungle.

Starring Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, the show primarily takes place 20 years after the cordyceps fungus evolves to infect humans, generating hordes of aggressive creatures. Joel (Pascal), a ...

The difference is, in this particular case, these hosts aren’t human. The infection cycle of E. muscae is both efficient and deadly. The fungus begins by releasing spores, or conidia ...