(The Conversation) – Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging. One study found that rates of ...

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 ...

Low doses of psilocybin made aggressive fish calmer without stopping social interaction, revealing a selective effect on escalated conflict behaviors.

A breakthrough study found that a hallucinogenic compound best known for altering the mind has surprising rejuvenating ...

For centuries, indigenous cultures across Mexico and Central America have used Psilocybe mushrooms in their healing ceremonies. Today, those same fungi are being explored as a treatment for ...