Jan 25, 2023 · The creators of "The Last of Us" have said they were originally inspired by a BBC documentary depicting a fungus that hijacks the brains of ants.

18 hours ago · The zombie-spider fungus, entitled G. attenboroughii (after Sir David Attenborough) was originally discovered in 2021 during the filming of BBC's Winterwatch in a …

Feb 5, 2023 · The hit HBO series "The Last Of Us" describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a "zombie fungus" that infects and takes over the mind of its hosts.

11 hours ago · 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 into "zombies". Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in …

Jan 26, 2023 · In the “Planet Earth” clip that inspired the game, an Ophiocordyceps fungus infects a bullet ant, writes Vox ’s Benji Jones. The fungus grows inside the insect, turning about half …

Jan 30, 2023 · In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, humans struggle to survive after an infectious fungus turns ordinary people into zombies. Creators of the franchise didn't look …

11 hours ago · The fungus has been found on spiders in several cave systems across the island of Ireland It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: …

Feb 5, 2023 · In the post-apocalyptic world of “The Last of Us,” a rapidly spreading pandemic—in which a mutated Cordyceps fungus morphs people into zombie-like “infected”— besieges …

Feb 16, 2023 · The fungus from The Last of Us is based on a real fungus that exists in nature today and is called Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, or cordyceps. Cordyceps is often referred to …

Feb 20, 2024 · Cordyceps brain infection, the disease that has devastated the world in The Last of Us has roots in real-life fungi that can infect insects and control them. A fungus that slowly …