Question: Did you inhale any fungal spores today? Answer: Yes. Absolutely. Tons of them. They're everywhere. "Anyone that's been outside has inhaled fungal spores," said Vincent Bruno, a scientist at ...

The consequences of climate change are numerous, but viewers of HBO's The Last of Us might have been surprised to learn that it could lead to a post-apocalyptic world taken over by zombies that were ...

This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects won’t ...

Entomologists are asking the public to report sightings of cicadas infested with the parasite Massospora cicadina , better known as the zombie cicada fungus. Reading time 5 minutes If you’re in the ...

An ant, no longer in control of its body, crawls away from its colony, hangs perilously on a leaf, and waits to die as a fungus consumes its body, emerges from its head, and releases spores into the ...

A parasitic fungus employs an antimicrobial compound to attack protective bacteria on the body surfaces of fruit flies. Some bacteria that live on the outer surfaces of insects offer them protection ...