Did you read the source? I guess no.

"Our data suggest the evolution of a finely-tuned signalling system in which it is not the induction of an individual’s immune response, but rather its failure to overcome the infection, that triggers pupal signalling for sacrifice. "

And as for sciencealert, their goal is to make science accessible to anyone. I think there is nothing wrong with also engaging it in an entertaining way. They also link the sources, so they are much better than other clickbaiters and you can read through original article to verify their writings.

I use a meanwhile paid one: https://metager.de/ Not the best results, but no ads and you have the abilities to open pages anonymously or block certain domains from the results.