The HBO series The Last of Us returned for a second season on April 13, and CBS News reports that viewers are once again ...

One of the biggest changes HBO’s The Last of Us made in season one was to forego the presence of spores. In the video games characters have to wear gas masks when they travel because cordyceps ...

If you’ve played the video game “The Last of Us” or seen the television adaption, then you’ve heard of cordyceps — a “zombie” fungus that infects its host and takes over its body. This leads to the ...

The Last of Us series offers a different take on a zombie outbreak. Here's what you need to know about the Cordyceps fungus in the show.

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5 reveals that the evil driving the HBO hit’s drama has evolved. I’m talking, of course, about both the Cordyceps virus and the show’s never-ending cycle of ...

'The Last of Us' Season 2 will see the return of several major players while new faces will bring new characters to life.

This week on 'The Last of Us,' Ellie and Dina reach Seattle but encounter Wolves, Seraphites, and infected before they can get to Abby.

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

Researchers have created a real-life version of The Last of Us cordyceps, utilizing miniature technology to control the minds ...

During an interview with Variety, HBO Max head Casey Bloys said the next season “is definitely planned for 2027,” though there might not be another one after that: > Craig [Mazin] is still working it ...

This story contains many spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 6. The infected have learned to stalk and sprint. The Cordyceps fungus is now airborne. And Joel (Pedro Pascal) isn’t ...

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...