Researchers discovered a fungus turning spiders into “zombies”, similar to the zombie ant fungus that inspired the ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

The Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially called caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices ...

In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars. In traditional Chinese medicine, this parasitic fungus is prized for its purported medicinal effects.

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...

A newly discovered fungus that waas found infecting spiders in a cave in Northern Ireland has been named in honour of Sir David Attenboroug. The parasitic fungus was found during filming of the ...

Homeowners are warned about the dangers of honey fungus, a parasitic infection that can devastate trees and shrubs in domestic gardens. The fungus, scientifically known as Armillaria, attacks and ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...