A decades-long mystery surrounding the origins of the world’s most widely cultivated “magic mushroom” – Psilocybe cubensis – may finally be settled. New research suggests its evolutionary story is far ...

A double-blind, randomized trial has identified specific brainwave patterns that track with the mystical and ...

It’s peak mushroom season in the Pacific Northwest. Various mushrooms grow across Washington state, and the U.S. Forest Service allows individuals to gather up to five gallons per day for personal use ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The toxic jack-o’-lantern (Omphalotus illudens) mushroom, a chanterelle lookalike, grows in clusters on wood. There was a day in A.D. 54 when Emperor Claudius looked forward to dining on his favorite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State lawmakers are moving forward with a pilot program that would allow hallucinogenic magic mushrooms to be used for behavioral ...

‘Tis the season for visions of sugarplums dancing in your head. But if you started seeing visions of teeny-tiny people dancing around, you probably wouldn’t think of the classic Christmas carol and ...