Cordyceps fungi infect insects and begin to take control of their nervous system, manipulating their behavior and forcing them to move in ways that benefit the fungus, effectively turning them into ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

A black mosquito with white stripes and a belly full of red blood sticks its proboscis into human skin. The Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) biting human skin. Researchers at Zhejiang ...

A fungus that turns spiders into zombies sounds like something straight out of a horror movie. Both arachnophobes and people with a healthy fear of spiders shudder at the idea that some spiders lose ...