For newcomers, the story revolves around a pandemic caused by the Cordyceps fungus, turning people into terrifying, zombie-like creatures. While some describe these infected humans as similar to ...

For fans of the show’s lead villain, Cordyceps fungus, there’s also reason to celebrate. The show’s first season featured two distinct infection stages, called clickers and bloaters.

In the show, a mutated fungus called Cordyceps infects humans, turning them into aggressive, zombie-like creatures. The series is inspired by a real fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis ...

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t thought about terrifying scenarios of real-life infection, says Corrado Nai ...

Fans of The Last of Us will be horrified to learn that a fungus that sounds eerily similar to the Cordyceps fungus that turned the world upside down in the video-game-turned-television-series has ...

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 ...

Purple Man is one of the best Daredevil villains of all time.

"Candida, ergot, cordyceps, aspergillus: any one of them could be capable of burrowing into our brains and taking control of not millions of us, but billions," he said. "There are numerous fungi ...

The latest episode of HBO's post-apocalyptic thriller drama deviated from the game’s narrative to tell a deeper story about ...