While mind control has long been a staple of science fiction films, many people don't realize that there are organisms capable of just such a feat. The genus of fungi known as Ophiocordyceps contains ...

An unsuspecting worker ant in Brazil's rainforest leaves its nest one morning. But instead of following the well-worn treetop paths of its nest mates, this ant stumbles along clumsily, walking in ...

Parasitic fungi turn animals into willing slaves, with gruesome consequences – but it could pay to get to grips with their powers AS IT floats through the air, a spore of the fungus Ophiocordyceps ...