While genomic analysis revealed there is a relative of L. asiatica commonly found in North America, it’s rarely eaten, and there are no reports of it being psychoactive in the U.S. So, if you’re at ...

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.

A newly described African species in the magic mushroom family confirms its evolutionary origin. Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is found growing on cattle dung in the grasslands of southern Africa and ...

Deep canyons in the Andes are the perfect location to catch the most energetic particles in the universe. Carlos Argüelles-Delgado reveals how these intergalactic envoys could help prove the quantum n ...

Look to the floor on your next forest walk and you may spot these vivid jewels among the leaf litter, says Ben Hoare.