Magic mushrooms are quietly taking root across the Pacific Northwest. It happens every winter and spring when conditions are just right. After a few good rains, some cool nights, and a bit of sun, ...

In the 1950s, Aldous Huxley sat cross-legged, staring at the folds of his trousers while on mescaline. “What a labyrinth of endlessly significant complexity!” he wrote in The Doors of Perception. A ...

Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least twice in mushrooms, and in very different ways. Researchers in Germany and ...

Psilocybin, the hallucinogen in some mushroom species, has now been shown to increase the lifespan of both cells and mice. The magic happens because psilocybin slows down the senescence, or ...

A surprising discovery from Emory University shows that psilocin, the active metabolite of psychedelic mushrooms, can delay cellular aging and extend lifespan. Human cells lived over 50% longer, and ...

U.S. service members may be drug-tested for suspected use of “magic mushrooms” under a new policy announced by the Pentagon last week. A memo issued Aug. 18 by the Office of the Under Secretary of ...