With the passage of Measure 109 in 2020, Oregon took center stage in the national conversation around psilocybin-assisted therapy. But the state’s history with magic mushrooms goes way back, with an ...

Canada's first legal extraction by a public company is a landmark moment for the global psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies landscape Numinus Bioscience is establishing itself at the forefront of ...

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, ...

Danish drug development company Octarine Bio has partnered with Clerkenwell Health to conduct clinical trials that will use biosynthetic psilocybin. Psilocybin, the key ingredient in magic mushrooms, ...

Scientists have discovered two new species of hallucinogenic mushrooms in southern Africa. A team of researchers found that the fungi represent members of the genus (group of species) Psilocybe, ...

“Magic mushrooms” have fascinated humans for centuries, not only for their psychedelic effects but also for their potential in treating depression. Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena ...

A hand in a blue glove plucks a white mushroom from a dense stand of mushrooms. Mature magic mushrooms are carefully harvested to minimize damage. Credit: Filament Health Some scientists theorize that ...

We’re seeing a psychedelic renaissance today, especially when it comes to the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, and its potential applications in mental health treatments.

The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. Psilocybe arose much earlier than previously thought -- about 65 million years ago -- and the authors ...