Taking psilocybin – the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms – eased symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder among ...

Ben Kinsley is a man who likes to dress up as a mushroom. For the past several years, he and his creative team of Riitta Ikonen and Jessica Langley have attended the Telluride Mushroom Festival, which ...

Otilia Portillo Padua's feature documentary world premieres at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, immediately followed by its North American debut at SXSW.

The era of psychedelic medicine could be here sooner rather than later. Psilocybin, the primary ingredient in magic mushrooms, now appears to be inches away from receiving approval as a treatment for ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Once widely regarded as dangerous and illegal, psilocybin mushrooms are now being closely examined for their potential medical benefits, and some of that research is happening right here ...

Once widely regarded as dangerous and illegal, psilocybin mushrooms are now being closely examined for their potential medical benefits, and some of that research is happening right here in Tampa.

Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter. The California ...

Some athletes battered by concussions are desperately searching beyond conventional medicine. Researchers see potential in the brain-stimulating power of psilocybin mushrooms. Some athletes battered ...

Psychedelic drugs, after decades of being synonymous with counterculture, are now being seriously studied as medical treatments. Early clinical studies have suggested that psilocybin, a compound ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...