Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it's similar to the Cordyceps fungi that ...

In 2023 the Yale School of Medicine addressed the apocalyptic spread of the Cordyceps fungus in the series, explaining that ...

The fungus then changes to a new phase and consumes the ant's organs, including its brain. The spores fall on healthy ants ...

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 difference is, in this particular case, these hosts aren’t human. The infection ... the fly’s blood-brain barrier becomes permeable, allowing the fungus to manipulate neural circuits ...

If you’ve watched or played The Last of Us, you’ll know the parasitic Cordyceps fungus infects its host by colonizing and consuming its body (admittedly, in the real world, it takes over ...

While cordyceps does not pose a threat to humans, the possibility of such fungi infecting humans is considered extremely unlikely. The human immune system and higher body temperature protect ...

HBO's acclaimed series "The Last Of Us" portrays a world ravaged by a zombie fungus, drawing inspiration from the real Cordyceps fungus used in Chinese herbal medicine. According to Indo-Pacific ...