Amanita Muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric mushroom, has been traditionally recognized for its distinctive red cap with white spots. Revered in various cultural and historical contexts, this ...

In a snow-covered village on the northern outskirts of Moscow, Russia’s most famous mycologist, Mikhail Vishnevsky, poured me a cup of light psychoactive mushroom tea. But it wasn’t psilocybin, the ...

In the yard yesterday, I came upon a fly amanita. This is a mushroom — Latin name Amanita muscaria — that you don’t want to harvest and eat. Whenever I find one, I’m reminded of a walk I took decades ...

Mushrooms have long been celebrated for their mystical and medicinal properties, captivating the imagination and curiosity of many. Among these, the Amanita Muscaria mushroom stands out with its ...

A week of rain capped by a deluge from slow-moving thunderstorms brought seven mudslides into the Middle Fork Valley in the San Juan Mountains. The same rains triggered the appearance of many species ...

My former neighbor Mike Corse, owner of Canton-based Deep Root Mushroom Farm, suggested I write about a Christmas fungus that could account for some of the magical features of that holiday tradition.

Fans of products that cause psychoactive effects may have noticed an increase in Amanita muscaria mushroom gummies showing up in smoke shops, wellness stores, and online stores that sell hemp-based ...

The world of psychedelics is an enchanted forest filled with flowers, herbs, animals, and mushrooms that can elicit a mystical response. In the case of mushrooms, this covers more than psilocybin ...

Step aside, psilocybin: A new shroom is in town. According to a new study by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego’s Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity ...