And yet, fungi have also been integral to the development of life on Earth. In fact, neither land plants nor terrestrial animals would exist them. “Fungi are absolutely remarkable chemists ...

For the last 48 million years, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis has hijacked carpenter ants’ bodies to complete its life cycle. Ants infected by the “zombie-ant fungus” will climb up a leaf and ...

The fungus then changes to a new phase and consumes the ant's organs, including its brain. The spores fall on healthy ants ...