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 ...

A stunning amber fossil discovery reveals ancient "zombie fungi" that controlled insects' behavior millions of years ago.

This week, see zombie fungi trapped in an amber fossil, explore the sun’s hidden south pole, meet tool-using whales that ...

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

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

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 ...