These lifesize sculptures are at the Petersen Automotive Museum—and probably won't turn you into a zombie.While the art world ...

Cordyceps is a genus of fungi with a mycelium structure resembling white, root-like filaments. It targets insects as its favorite hosts, invading their bodies and gradually replacing their tissues.

The fungus produces very fine threads (hyphae) that spread through the body of the insect, replacing its structure. The ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a warming climate. In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps ...

Those left disappointed by the lack of Cordyceps-induced zombies in season one, the show’s co-creator Craig Mazin offered reassurance in an interview with Empire Magazine, saying “for the ...

In the video games characters have to wear gas masks when they travel because cordyceps is literally in the air. Survivors always have to worry about the terrible possibility of inhaling floating ...