Scientists just discovered a new species of magic mushroom, Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, that appears to have shared a common ancestor with the popular Psilocybe cubensis some 1.5 million years ago.

Magic mushrooms are stepping out of the underground and into the clinic. Increasing evidence suggests that psilocybin mushrooms help with treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive ...

A new species of magic mushroom identified in Africa is helping researchers understand how psychedelic mushrooms evolved.

Psilocybin, the best-known psychedelic substance derived from "magic" mushrooms, is a Schedule I substance: an illegal drug ...

The world of psilocybin fungi offers fascinating insights into natural biology and human consciousness. While many people use the terms “magic mushrooms” and “magic truffles” interchangeably, these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of the dozen or so common, woodchip-loving urban mushrooms that grow in the Pacific Northwest, there are three that are of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A task force is recommending the decriminalization of magic mushrooms. A nearly 200-page report from the Minnesota Psychedelic Medicine Task Force said psilocybin mushrooms show evidence ...

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 ...