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.

The discovery of a new magic mushroom species in Africa is forcing mycologists to take another look at the famous psychedelic fungi’s evolutionary history. According to a study ...

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

Nearly one in four Americans now believe that the use of psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms should be legal as 10 million report microdosing psychedelics in the past year ...

Fungi have quietly shaped the trajectory of human civilization, from the diets of Paleolithic foragers to the beer in modern glasses and the experimental psychiatric drugs now in clinical trials. The ...

Could "magic" mushrooms soon be legal for therapeutic use in Minnesota? A new bill would create a legal pathway for just that ...

Fungi have long fascinated scientists and aficionados alike. These strange and often misunderstood life-forms are sought-after for food, medicine, building materials, psychedelic journeys and much ...

Can fungi influence the weather? Turns out, they just might. An international group of researchers that includes Virginia ...

A dietitian shares the surprising impact eating mushrooms had on her well-being.

A team of researchers sampling soil beneath a millennia-old conifer in southern Chile found that a single ancient tree can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These terrifying mushrooms are nothing like the ones you’ll ...

Scientists have developed two powerful molecular tools that reveal how plants and fungi coordinate one of Earth’s oldest biological partnerships.