A new global atlas of underground fungi suggests that some surprising biodiversity hot spots lie hidden beneath our feet.

Deep in the wild, a parasitic fungus hijacks the minds of insects controlling their behavior and turning them into living ...

You've likely heard of huitlacoche and wondered what it is, where it comes from, and how it is used. Well, keep reading, ...

With its red, tentacle-like arms and foul stench, the Devil’s Fingers fungus looks like it belongs in a sci-fi horror movie. In this video, we take a closer look at this bizarre and unsettling ...

This fungus is especially common on tomato plants but is found on many species. Plants are infected from the bottom up, so ...

The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.

The Fungus Behind the Pharaoh’s Curse Might Help Cure Leukemia A deadly fungus found in ancient tombs yields a powerful new anti-leukemia compound.

A fungus that has killed millions of bats has for the first time been found in bats on both sides of the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, officials announced Thursday.

Scientists have caught ancient parasitic fungi in the act of bursting from insect hosts, in dramatic scenes frozen in amber. Dating back almost 100 million years, these two specimens are among the ...

Scientists find 99 million-year-old zombie fungus in very rare fossils from the dinosaur era A 99 million-year-old amber fossil reveals a fly infected by a zombie fungus, alongside a young ant ...

“The Last of Us” features a post-apocalyptic world where humans are infected by Cordyceps – a fungus that turns its hosts into zombies.

Unreal Amber Fossils Show ‘Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Terrorizing Bugs During the Cretaceous Researchers discovered two previously unknown species of parasitic fungi inside ancient amber fossils.