Website profile

Ars Technica

News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

  • 733articles · 90d
  • 1+ day agolatest article
  • Jun 15, 2026earliest in window
  • 93%with images
  • 337avg words
articles per day
Categories
  • Science & Technology 307
  • Science & Nature 230
  • News 150
  • Economy, Business & Finance 122
  • STEM 98
  • Computers & Electronics 90
  • Politics 71
  • Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Media 67

Please confirm you are human

This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.

A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.

Hold with a pointer, or hold Space or Enter.

News

Ars Technica
arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 08 > parasitic-zombie-fungus-thrives-in-mosses-too

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (633+ words) Parasitic zombie fungus thrives in mosses, too Ars Technica The parasitic fungi in the Cordyceps genus are a favorite subject of nature documentaries. They’ve also infiltrated popular culture via the zombie-apocalypse video game The Last of Us (2013) and its TV…...