Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Magic mushrooms (Psilocybe cubensis). “We found no evidence of mushroom compounds of any kind, coming from any species,” says the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its evolutionary purpose may be to deter mushroom-munching insects ...

As researchers and governments consider the therapeutic uses of psychedelics, Scott Marshall stands ready to supply them. Studies have indicated that psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin and MDMA, ...