Part of the draw to post-apocalyptic shows and movies is wondering if it could ever happen in real life, especially if it's a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A "zombie ant" that has been infected by the parasitic fungus Complex Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. Those left disappointed by the ...

A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the ...

There was something I loved and something I hated in the first season of The Last of Us, the post-apocalyptic TV show based on the hit video game of the same name, in which humanity fights against ...

Joshua Newby is a contributor at Game Rant, specialising in Video Game Adaptations for TV and Film. The Last of Us Season 2 expands on the Cordyceps brain infection, addressing criticism. Stalkers ...

Unlike bacteria, fungi are remarkably difficult to attack without also harming human cells. That biological reality has left medicine with surprisingly few antifungal drugs—and made the emergence of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But how exactly is Ellie immune to Cordyceps, and why didn't the Infected bite turn her in The Last of Us? Here's a lowdown on the ...

A scene from The Last of Us, which helped propel the idea of dangerous Cordyceps fungi into popular culture. AP See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Video ...

CU Boulder mycologist Alisha Quandt says there’s little reason to fear a fungi-zombie apocalypse like the one imagined in the HBO hit TV series ‘The Last of Us’ Alisha Quandt prepared herself in ...

A family vacation to Costa Rica turned sour after 12 of 13 relatives developed symptoms of a fungal lung infection following an excursion through bat-filled caves. In season two of The Last of Us, the ...