On Earth, parasites have been devouring unassuming hosts from the inside out for millions of years, but not all parasitic entities are necessarily alive. “We used an AI model with 99% accuracy, but a ...

Next, the team hopes to understand the mechanism that lets the parasite hijack the ant’s brain so effectively. "We now know that temperature determines when the parasite will take over an ant's brain, ...

Around the world, a parasitic fungus transforms ants into “zombies.” The fungus is like something out of a horror movie: The organism hijacks the body and brain of its ant host, mind-controlling it ...

Parasites rarely settle for a simple relationship with their hosts. In fact, some of the most fascinating creatures in this category actively change how their victims behave. Among them are horsehair ...

The world can be a scary place. Global pandemics, catastrophic climate change. But humans have made it this far, so why bat an eye at a deadly zombie fungus? HBO’s highly anticipated TV adaptation of ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS News/CBS Sacramento/AP) — Call them "The Buzzing Dead." Honeybees are being threatened by tiny flies that lead them to lurch and stagger around like zombies. The afflicted bees often ...

Last year’s zero-budget movie Days of Darkness is a vital addition to the canon of zombie penis movies, as you’ll see from our collection of the grossest parts. The last survivors of a zombie outbreak ...