The Ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus has just one goal: self-propagation and dispersal. To do so, the parasitic fungus hijacks ants ’ bodies, essentially turning them into zombies.

If you’ve been following HBO’s breakout hit The Last of Us—a story of people navigating a post-apocalyptic world where the cordyceps brain infection (CBI) has turned most of mankind into zombies—then ...

It's based on a real fungus, but could this fictional plot happen in real life? Viewers everywhere were captivated by the recent HBO original The Last of Us, a fictional TV series based on a ...

In the post-apocalyptic world of “The Last of Us,” a rapidly spreading pandemic—in which a mutated Cordyceps fungus morphs people into zombie-like “infected”— besieges humanity. As the world contends ...

If you've watched HBO's "The Last of Us," the sight of mushroom coffee or cordyceps supplements at the health-food store might set off alarm bells. In the show and video game's postapocalyptic ...

The Cordyceps fungus has evolved a terrifying ability to hijack the bodies of insects – but it's also being studied for an impressive range of potential medicinal effects. Researchers have found a way ...

Andrea is an editor at Game Rant, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly three years. She became a gamer for life at 7, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy ...

Adapting video games into live-action has never been easy, but as Craig Mazin’s The Last of Us soars to the top of the charts amid claims it’s the greatest adaptation of all time, it’s clear the ...

HBO’s The Last of Us will remain faithful to the games that it’s based on, but it won’t be identical. “I have played The Last of Us about 12 times. I know how it ends. I love the journey. And we ...

With the hit HBO series "The Last of Us" returning for Season 2 on April 13, fans captivated by the terrifying concept of a fungal pandemic that turns humans into zombies once again face the question: ...

We’re all feeling a little let down by the World War Z movie, but that doesn’t mean the zombie trope has expired. In fact, this year witnessed the emergence of an utterly original kind of zombie — and ...