At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

Scientists have uncovered intriguing new details about a bizarre "zombie fungus" that manipulates the behavior of the carpenter ants it infects—with gruesome results. When the fungus—known as ...

A fly is going about its day, buzzing here, buzzing there—but then, it starts behaving weirdly. Its movements become sluggish; its abdomen swells. Its body sprouts white fuzz. Around sunset, there’s a ...

Against its will, it crawled up the stalk, marching toward its final destination. And then, from its skull burst forth the invader from within, releasing a bevy of its alien brood. This horror may ...

Some parasites in nature can control the bodies of insects, tiring into “zombies.” These strange creatures include certain fungi, worms, and wasp. Scientists still don’t fully understand how they do ...

A newly-discovered anti-cancer drug is now being studied. However, unlike standard procedures and medicinal packets, this drug came from fungi that also makes insects turn into a living zombie. Does ...

A snail, eyestalks pulsing with coloured stripes, leaves the safety of the shade and oozes its way onto an exposed leaf, where it catches the beady eye of a bird. The larger animal mistakes those ...