It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many ...

A DRUG resistant form of killer fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe and becoming more infectious, scientists warn.

A changing climate is already challenging B.C.’s ­hermit crabs, and infection by a common zombie-creating crab-infecting parasite may make it worse. The hairy hermit crab can be seen scuttling around, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Ants are tiny creatures with incredible social structures, but their behaviors often leave us scratching our heads. While many of their actions have logical explanations in the context of their ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

BETHESDA, MD / ACCESS Newswire / October 31, 2025 / What if I told you zombies are real? And no, not the ones you see on movie screens. I'm talking about nature's zombies, real organisms hijacked and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A 48 million-year-old fossilized leaf has revealed the oldest known evidence of a macabre part of nature – parasites taking control of their hosts ...

Researchers discovered that Mediterranean ants are having babies that belong to a different species. Researchers observed queens of the Mediterranean harvester ant species Messor ibericus, left, ...

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...

In Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless, the naturalist and forager reveals connections between the human and fungal worlds. How did you come to have a passion for fungi? I’m a sucker for the underdog and ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Zombie Ants VR: Definitive Edition Zombie Ants VR is a short educational experience that takes the player through the life cycle of Ophiocordyceps, a fungus ...