Scientists have discovered two new species of ancient parasitic fungi preserved in amber dating back 99 million years.

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

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The Last of Us, emerged about 133 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed Earth, a ...

Scientists recently made a fascinating discovery involving amber, a substance known for preserving ancient organisms. Initially, what seemed to be a beautifully preserved plant trapped in amber turned ...

Paleontologists have unearthed an ancient dirt ant trapped in 16-million-year-old amber from the Dominican Republic. Interestingly, this is the first fossilized Basiceros dirt ant ever found in ...

Last week the shells of the spider (Oonopidae) and the bark louse (Psocidae), beautifully preserved in the amber, were put on display at Manhattan’s Museum of Natural History.

A 99-million-year-old amber fossil captures a prehistoric 'hell ant' devouring its prey, providing the first-ever glimpse into its hunting behavior.

Japan’s worst wildfire in 50 years has left thousands of wild and domestic animals trapped in a blazing inferno, with few routes to escape the flames. From deer and monkeys to birds and smaller ...

The discovery comes from a fossil of an ancient firefly species that was initially discovered in 2016, trapped in 99 million-year-old Burmese amber from northern Myanmar.

Australian amber is now helping to understand the biological diversity of ancient Gondwanan environments from 42 million years ago and their connections to today’s Australian forests.