Playing a virtual reality game in which the player takes on the role of the zombie fungus Ophiocordyceps increases the players' understanding of how evolution works. Last summer, Utrecht University ...

A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps, a rare and eerie find."It took over his nervous system and forced him to come to this ...

Cordyceps fungi are parasitic organisms that survive by infecting insects and chemically hijacking their nervous systems to control their behavior . After spores attach to an insect’s body, the fungus ...

*** wildlife researcher. Startling jungle discovery is not only freakishly fascinating but also pure nightmare fuel. Chris Kola, *** field researcher working in the Peruvian Amazon posted this video ...