Researchers have identified a new form of zombie fungus that is infecting spiders in Irish caves. According to the study published in Fungal Systematics and Evolution, the spider species were found in ...

Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.

Starting next deer season, hunters in south Georgia will have the option to drop off the heads of deer they take to be tested ...

Chinese factories are producing thousands of tonnes of a "green zombie fungus" to help fight the swarms of locusts plaguing east Africa. Metarhizium is a genus of fungi with nearly 50 species ...

A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.

The fatal neurological illness, often called “zombie deer disease,” was detected in a 2.5-year-old male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in Lanier County. Officials received the ...

The authors noted that this behavior was consistent with the famous "zombie-ant" fungus. The researchers said they believe the fungus does this to be closer to airflow, so that its spores may be ...

Georgia wildlife officials are sending out a warning after a deer tested positive for what is known as “zombie deer disease.” It’s actual name is Chronic Wasting Disease and is a fatal ...

Tina Johannsen with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) — sometimes referred to as "Zombie deer disease" — was first reported in the 1960's in Colorado.

While filming a documentary in Northern Ireland, a team of scientists discovered a new fungus that appears to ... deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’] Breakthroughs, discoveries ...