“If the fungus really wanted to infect mammals it would require millions of years of genetic changes,” Araújo. Each zombie-creating fungus species evolved to match a specific insect, so ...

As seen this spring, the small screen was an exciting place to be. There was that dangerous and engrossing luxury hotel chain, a rebellious underground faction, the ultimate high-stress hospital and, ...

It's time for the misfits and downright eccentrics of the animal kingdom to get the attention they fully deserve.

People use old National Geographic magazines for everything ... the sofa and seeking solace from a well-photographed world of zombie-creating horsehair worms, honey-filled Viking ships, and ...

Reynolds’ new National Geographic show, however ... who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus ...

When that male comes in contact with him -- that spreads the fungal spores to the other male.”The unnerving result is zombie-like looking cicadas, which limp across the Earth in an eerie sort of ...

Reynolds is teaming up with National Geographic to showcase the outcasts of the animal kingdom in "Underdogs." The official synopsis states, "From their hidden talents to their unconventional ...

A Chinese national couple was hit with criminal charges Tuesday for allegedly smuggling a dangerous fungus into the US capable of destroying crops and poisoning humans and livestock. Liu initially ...

Two Chinese nationals accused of smuggling a dangerous fungus into the United States ... “any actions that seek to cause harm, threaten national security or undermine the university’s critical ...

Underdogs, a new series about the outcasts of the animal kingdom narrated by Ryan Reynolds, is to bow on National Geographic and ABC on June 15. Each episode of the five-part series showcases a ...

but they must file certain permits before moving anything across state or national borders. Studying the genes of a foreign fungus strain, for example, can help scientists learn how it tolerates ...