Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As periodical cicadas emerge from the ground across the eastern U.S., some might be infected by a bizarre parasitic ...

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MISSOURI, USA — There are imposters hidden among Missouri's emerging periodical cicadas. While the insects are near the end of their life cycle and begin mating, some cicadas have been hijacked and ...

Many plants and crops rely on insects to pollinate them so they can reproduce. A new study has shown that several flowering plants from the group Euonymus are pollinated by fungus gnats, a dipteran ...

This species of fungus, Ophiocordyceps, is known for using "mind control" on insect hosts. Humans, however, are immune. In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, humans struggle to survive after ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gnats are some of the most annoying flying insects, buzzing around in your face no matter how often you swat them away. And, there are several ...

Bark beetles and blue stain fungus leaves trees dying from drought in Gullen Mall. When Wayne State University’s Ground ...

In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, an infectious fungi turns humans into zombies. In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, humans struggle to survive after an infectious fungus turns ...