Science in Small Bites Watch Out for the Real Zombies this Halloween “People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain.” — J.

Researchers have identified two new species of parasitic fungi and documented a new geographic record for a third within the ...

A Cross Lanes man who helps save lives by identifying toxic mushrooms for poison control recently discovered a new species ...

IntroductionWhile watching National Geographic, I saw an article about a "modern-day gold rush" on the Tibetan Plateau, where ...

There are fungi that control ants and make them walk to the place where they will die. Due to the influence of games and dramas, this story has spread alongside the anxiety that "humans might also ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An ant infected with ...

Cordyceps infection turns an ordinary ant into something resembling a biological puppet. In one study, every infected ant bit down on the underside of a leaf and 98% clamped directly onto the leaf ...

Noting that the parasite's behavior-hijacking strategy for using an ant's body is both "monstrous and beautiful," the scientists named one of the species after the Mexican film director Guillermo del ...

A remarkable discovery has been made in Mexico: six species of fungi capable of controlling ants have been identified by scientists from the University of Guadalajara. These fungi, known as ‘zombie ...

The parasitic fungi in the Cordyceps genus are a favorite subject of nature documentaries. They’ve also infiltrated popular culture via the zombie-apocalypse video game The Last of Us (2013) and its ...