Scientists recently uncovered a new species of fungus that turns spiders into "zombies," manipulating their behavior before ...

The safety of dyes obtained from the bloodred webcap fungus can vary ... used bacterial mutation test and oxidative stress in human cells. The bloodred webcap (Cortinarius sanguineus) is a ...

The difference is, in this particular case, these hosts aren’t human ... the hemocoel (the primary body cavity of insects) where they proliferate. The fungus first extracts fats and nutrients ...

The "zombie fungus" in the show is based on cordyceps ... humans is considered extremely unlikely. The human immune system and higher body temperature protect against such infections.

A man in Kolkata has become the world’s first human being infected by a plant fungus. A 61-year-old plant mycologist, who has been working with decaying material, mushrooms, and various plant ...