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MORGANTOWN, W.V. – Murder hornets have had their time in the spotlight. Now, scientists say they've discovered “zombie cicadas.”It's a playful name from researchers at West Virginia University, who say they've found that a parasitic fungus, called Massospora, can play mind games on cicadas, causing them to infect others.Researcher showed that the psychedelic fungus can manipulate male cicadas into flicking their wings like females – a mating call – which tempts unsuspecting male cicadas and infects them.The fungus contains chemicals like those found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to research published in the journal PLOS Pathogens.“Essentially, the cicadas are luring others into becoming infected because their healthy counterparts are interested in mating,” said Brian Lovett, study co-author and post-doctoral researcher with the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. “The bioactive compounds may manipulate the insect to stay awake and continue to transmit the pathogen for longer.”The authors of the study compared the effects of the fungus to a “B-horror movie.” Massospora spores gnaw away at a cicada’s genitals, butt and abdomen, replacing them with fungal spores. Then, Lovett says they “wear away like an eraser on a pencil.”Lovett also compared the transmission of the behavior-modifying virus to rabies. He says both rabies and entomopathogenic fungi enlist their living hosts for successful “active host transmission.”“When you're infected with rabies, you become aggressive, you become afraid of water and you don't swallow,” Lovett said. “The virus is passed through saliva and all of those symptoms essentially turn you into a rabies-spreading machine where you're more likely to bite people."In that sense, Lovett says many of us are familiar with active host transmission.“Since we are also animals like insects, we like to think we have complete control over our decisions and we take our freewill for granted,” he said. “But when these pathogens infect cicadas, it's very clear that the pathogen is pulling the behavioral levers of the cicada to cause it to do things which are not in the interest of the cicada but is very much in the interest of the pathogen.”Researchers say cicada nymphs could encounter Massospora in their 17th year as they emerge from the ground to molt into adults or on their way down to feed on roots for 17 years.“The fungus could more or less lay in wait inside its host for the next 17 years until something awakens it, perhaps a hormone cue, where it possibly lays dormant and asymptomatic in its cicada host,” said co-author Matthew Kasson.As grotesque as an infected decaying cicada sounds, researchers say they’re generally harmless to humans. They also reproduce at such a rate that the fungi’s extermination of hordes of cicadas has little effect on their overall population.“They're very docile,” Lovett said. “You can walk right up to one, pick it up to see if it has the fungus (a white to yellowish plug on its back end) and set it back down. They’re not a major pest in any way. They’re just a really interesting quirky insect that’s developed a bizarre lifestyle." 3172

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has broken the world record for the closest approach to the sun ever achieved by a man-made spacecraft — and it's not stopping yet.The probe surpassed the previous record of 26.55 million miles from the star's surface on Monday October 29 at around 1:04 pm ET.The previous record was held by the Helios 2 craft, which was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force station in 1976.The Parker Solar Probe is now expected to continue its approach, passing through the corona, or the sun's outer atmosphere, next week, reaching within 15 million miles of its surface. 604

MURRIETA, Calif. (KGTV) — Firefighters made progress Friday against a brush fire that burned dangerously close to homes in Riverside County.As of 7 a.m. Saturday, the Tenaja Fire was 35% contained and had scorched at least 2,000 acres in the Murrieta area, according to Cal Fire. All evacuation warnings were lifted Friday night after fire crews said the fire's activity was minimal Friday. Crews expect full containment by Tuesday.INTERACTIVE MAP: Tenaja Fire Evacuation Zones, Road ClosuresThree firefighters have suffered non-life threatening injuries while fighting the blaze. Two structures have also been damaged.California Highway Patrol was conducted intermittent escorts on Clinton Keith between Chantory St. and Avenida La Cresta, though the road remained closed overnight.The Tenaja Fire erupted Wednesday in rural land near Murrieta, according to Cal Fire. A lightning strike may have caused the fire, as hot, muggy weather and erratic winds fueled the flames toward homes. 993

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) -- An investigation is underway to find the driver in a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a skateboarder.National City police say the man was skateboarding with friends on Palm avenue around 12:30 a.m. when a vehicle traveling northbound hit him.The vehicle fled the scene, leaving the victim on the street when officers arrived. Paramedics rushed him to UC San Diego Medical Center with serious head injury, according to police.Witnesses tell police the driver was a woman. Police say the suspect's vehicle is a black Mitsubishi Galant with substantial front end damage and a missing side mirror.This is a developing story stay with ABC 10news for updates. 702

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) - A new public market is the first of several projects that city leaders hope will reinvigorate 8th Street in National City.The Market on 8th will be located on the Northwest corner of 8th and A. It will feature 13 different restaurants and pop-up shops, along with a beer garden.RELATED: Food Hall, Beer Garden proposed for National CityDeveloper Joel Tubao, who grew up in National City, says he hopes it can spur a renaissance in the neighborhood."We want to add to the community," he told 10News. "We want to keep people here in the community and make this a place to gather. So we hope this is going to be a stepping stone for what's soon to come in National City."Just one block away, another big project will help that effort. There is a planned mixed-use condo and retail complex on 8th and B, replacing an abandoned warehouse.RELATED: Little Italy Food Hall considered among 10 best new food halls in U.S.That project will also feature a stand-alone restaurant by well-known San Diego chef Phil Esteban, marking his first solo endeavor.Leej Razalan is helping with that project and also putting a cookbook store in the Market on 8th. He sees the potential of the corridor."You can now mix in live with work with play with walkability with a sense of entertainment at home," Razalan says.RELATED: Carlsbad's long-awaited Windmill Food Hall opens to dinersThat's what the National City Chamber of Commerce has in mind for the area, which they hope will rival 3rd Avenue in Chula Vista or University Avenue in North Park."The future of 8th Street is exciting," says Chamber CEO Jacqueline Reynoso. "I think it's going to be very diverse and multi-faceted. I think it will be a draw for families." 1739