Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mind-controlling fungus that creates spider "zombies" after it was stumbled upon in a Victorian gunpowder store on the grounds of a destroyed Irish ...

to make the spider favour the dispersal of the fungal spores over preserving its own life. Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus ...

One spider, Metellina merianae, usually lives near cave entrances where there’s still some light. The other, Meta menardi , prefers the darker parts of caves.

Earlier this week, the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 48, revealed that she is recovering from what doctors believe to be an infected spider bite that caused her entire left hand to ...