Following a 7,000-mile-long rescue mission for conservation, 33 tiny Southern Darwin’s frogs ( Rhinoderma darwinii) were born ...

A new fungal species found in Northern Ireland targets orb-weaving spiders, altering their behavior and creating a “zombie” ...

It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts ...

More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7,000-mile rescue mission saw their parents ...

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom ...

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

Scientists have discovered a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, that turns reclusive Irish cave spiders into zombies.

The spiders, which are most commonly known to hide themselves away, begin to act irregularly when they contract the fungus.

A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle ...

In an Irish cave, a TV crew found a dead spider covered with a fungus. The fungus turned out to be a new species that turned ...

The new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, found in Northern Ireland, has been officially recognized by scientists in a recent ...