Some parasites exist only in the eyes of the world’s oldest sharks, while researchers have been researching fungus that ...

Scientists uncover fungi in Irish caves that can control insects, turning them into "zombies" before spreading spores. A ...

A new species of fungus straight out of a nightmare has been found lurking on the ceiling of an abandoned gunpowder storeroom ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...

The spiders, found within the White Father Caves under Cavan and Fermanagh, are infected with a fungus that effectively turns ...

Dr Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists – including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

A newly discovered fungus that turns spiders into “zombies” has been found in caves across Northern Ireland and the Republic ...

A fungus discovered in Ireland infects cave spiders, altering their behaviour before using their bodies to spread spores.

The newly discovered fungal species responsible for their zombification has been named Gibellula attenboroughii, in honour of ...

A novel fungus that turns its hosts into 'zombies' has been found in spiders in the White Father's Caves between Cavan and ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...