An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

Researchers analyzed the fossils using optical microscopes, looking both at the fungi and the insects they had infected. Then ...

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Parasitic fungi have been with us since at least the Cretaceous period zombifying insects according to a new study of fossils ...

Ophiocordyceps are named because they infect the brain of their hosts to then manipulate the ant’s behaviour. Zombie-ant fungi have gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the ...

Scientists have made a haunting and oddly poetic discovery that shows that even tens of millions of years ago, life — and ...

Fossil records show that these animals have looked pretty much the same since the Cambrian period, long before dinosaurs even existed. That’s why they’re often called “living fossils.” ...

Now, scientists have uncovered two new ancient species from the dinosaur era, beautifully preserved in amber. These fungi ...

The fossil ant, found to belong to the extinct genus Gerontoformica, adds another layer of intrigue. Ant larvae typically never leave the nest, so the infection likely began inside the colony. In ...