A mysterious disease is spreading among deer populations in the U.S., and scientists are calling it ‘Zombie Deer’ Disease.

Scientists have discovered a fungus that turns spiders into “zombies,” luring the arachnids out of their lairs before killing ...

Thankfully, “zombie deer disease,” or chronic wasting disease (CWD), only affects cervids—deer, elk, moose, and their relatives. It hasn’t jumped species to infect humans, and it likely ...

Everyone but the most dedicated The Walking Dead fans might have missed a concrete cause for the zombie outbreak.

It's the stuff of nightmares - or even the hit TV show and video game The Last of Us: a novel fungus that turns its hosts into "zombies". Thankfully, so far, it's only been found in spiders located in ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

Wildlife authorities in Georgia are warning about 'zombie deer disease' after the state's first case. A white-tail deer in Lanier County contracted the devastating neurological disease ...

The zombie subgenre is one of the most iconic and enduring in horror cinema. From George A. Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead to modern-day hits like 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead, ...

“We will share the final number of animals removed after work is complete.” Chronic wasting disease — also known as CWD or ...

As 'zombie deer disease' spreads through Canada, there's still much to learn about CWD and its potential effects on humans.