Potent Psilocybe mushrooms are thriving in city mulch beds in the Pacific Northwest—hinting that their future is tied to people.

Google “grow your own magic shrooms,” and you’ll find no end of YouTube tutorials, online books, and less-than-reputable websites. But cultivating these fungi containing psilocybin, a psychedelic ...

Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least ...

Two distantly related groups of mushrooms take radically different routes to producing psilocybin, a mind-bending molecule.

FOR CREWS TO GET YOU. WELL, WE TOLD YOU NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS PASSED A MEMORIAL DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. IT’S TO LOOK INTO THE USE OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL TREATMENTS. AND NOW ...

Magic mushrooms have shown potential to extend treatment options for depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders, leading to easier access to a Schedule I controlled substance. Walking into ...

Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only “novelty collectibles.” A few obliquely say ...

Magic mushroom churches are setting up shop in San Francisco, giving residents the ability to buy illegal hallucinogenic drugs at storefront locations — and for now, at least, the city’s politicians ...

A new Denver event wants to take the stress and anxiety out of first dates, one microdose at a time. Plant Magic Cafe hosts a Mushroom Matchup every other month, where dozens of singles participate in ...