“Ants—like us—have biological clocks ... “One thing that we found was that the fungus invades the brain in a very creepy and stereotyped pattern,” she continued. “In the brains of flies that are ...

attenboroughii is releasing in the brain of the host ... pointing to the case of the zombie ant fungi. Scientists have documented the lethal parasite regulating the insect population, Araújo ...

There are about 22,000 ant species worldwide. This is a lower-fungus-farming worker of the rare fungus-farming ... Just as ...

New research suggests cordycepin might hold the key to boosting endurance and protecting brain function when pushed to the limit. Cordyceps parasitic fungus growing on an ant, also known as zombie ...

The researchers found that climate change is contributing to the spread of harmful fungi, creating more favorable conditions ...

In this podcast, student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus. Taryn Pollock is a student at South ...

Student journalist Taryn Pollock explains what the ophiocordyceps unilateralis fungus is and why it is commonly called the Zombie ant-virus.