In the dystopian world of the TV series, a heat-adapted version of the cordyceps fungus takes over humans, turning them into zombies. In reality, the caterpillar fungus may be capable of saving ...

The fungus is called Cordyceps militaris, and it’s the brightly-colored relative of more infamous fungi known to mind-control its victims. C. militaris itself is regularly used in Chinese ...

In the dystopian world of the TV series, a heat-adapted version of the cordyceps fungus takes over humans, turning them into ...

Scientists have found the fungus, called Cordyceps, works by stopping cell growth signals that are overactive in cancer cells. They believe it could offer patients a less harmful treatment than ...

In the dystopian world of the TV series, a heat-adapted version of the cordyceps fungus takes over humans, turning them into zombies. In reality, the caterpillar fungus may be capable of saving ...

A scene from HBO's post-apocalyptic TV drama The Last of Us showing a body consumed by Cordyceps fungi Let me introduce you to something truly horrifying - the fungus that turns its victims into ...

HBO's post-apocalyptic series, "The Last of Us," imagines a world where the parasitic Cordyceps fungus, which typically infects ants and insects, has evolved in such a way that it can control the ...

What if you were infected by the cordyceps fungus? The horror of zombie-like fungus will make you rethink the world�s dangers ...

Cordyceps, a specific type of fungus, grows on caterpillar larvae in high-altitude regions of China, Nepal, and Tibet. This fungus has been a staple in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries ...