It’s the stuff of horror - parasites that take control of a hapless victim’s brain before killing it and using the corpse to ...

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

While filming a TV documentary inside an old Victorian gunpowder store in Northern Ireland, scientists made an intriguing ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

The discovery of so-called ‘zombie spiders’ in a network of caves that lie beneath an Irish prison has caught the attention ...

Named for David Attenborough, this fungus forces spiders away from their webs before sprouting from their bodies.

The study authors suggest the fungus forces the infected ... human medicine, including antibiotics. More generally, the discovery highlights how much there's still to cover in the wild world of ...

Further observations revealed more infected spiders ... The premise of zombie fungus can quickly turn into a horror story when reimagined as a sci-fi creature infecting humans, such as in the ...