The forest floor is a world of wonder in its own right – a soft carpet of redwood sorrel, sword ferns, and emerald moss that has evolved to thrive in the perpetual twilight created by the dense canopy ...

Paleoophiocordyceps gerontoformicae and Paleoophiocordyceps ironomyiae are the names given to two newly discovered ancient ...

It feels like I’ve become a storyteller sitting around a prehistoric fire,” French novelist Bernard Werber said with a smile, ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

A remarkable discovery from mid-Cretaceous amber has pushed back the evolutionary timeline of one of nature’s most bizarre ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

A stunning amber fossil discovery reveals ancient "zombie fungi" that controlled insects' behavior millions of years ago.

Now, scientists have uncovered two new ancient species from the dinosaur era, beautifully preserved in amber. These fungi ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

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Fossil find leads to prehistoric story with bite By Scott Rains [email protected] Jun 20, 2025 Updated Jun 24, 2025 ...