A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world's most widely cultivated "magic mushroom"—Psilocybe cubensis—may now have been settled by scientists from southern Africa and the ...

The discovery of a new magic mushroom species in Africa is forcing mycologists to take another look at the famous psychedelic fungi’s evolutionary history. According to a study published today in the ...

Psilocybin - the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms" - is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating ...

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of ...

Researchers synthesized modified versions of psilocin that retained their activity while producing fewer hallucinogenic-like effects in a preliminary study in mice.

Ben Kinsley is a man who likes to dress up as a mushroom. For the past several years, he and his creative team of Riitta Ikonen and Jessica Langley have attended the Telluride Mushroom Festival, which ...

A nonprofit group has in recent months been lobbying city of Portland officials—with some success—to bring forward an ordinance that would tell the Portland Police Bureau to deprioritize any calls ...

There is an enduring association with creative experiment and psychedelic experiences. Recently, psychedelics have become more mainstream, explored not just for their far-out spiritual associations ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Once widely regarded as dangerous and illegal, psilocybin mushrooms are now being closely examined for their potential medical benefits, and some of that research is happening right here ...

Magic mushrooms, an informal group of fungi that contain the naturally occurring psychedelic substance psilocybin, are known for inducing powerful hallucinations. They can induce feelings of euphoria, ...

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A Westmoreland County woman is facing charges after police said she gave several children psychedelic mushrooms and let them hang out of the windows of a moving vehicle. The Westmoreland County ...