The discovery of a close relative of the world's most popular psychedelic fungus suggests magic mushrooms came from Africa about 1.5 million years ago.

Psychedelic mushrooms growing in southern Africa have been identified as a new species that is the closest relative of Psilocybe cubensis, the most well-known magic mushroom species.

The first long-term comparison of psilocybin vs an SSRI for MDD suggests the psychedelic was associated with better overall efficacy and fewer side effects.

Black Forest Mushrooms launches Psilocybe Liquid Culture to support Washington’s psilocybin research for PTSD, depression, and addiction.

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 ...

Two new species of psychoactive mushrooms in the genus Psilocybe have been described from southern Africa, bringing the list to six known species indigenous to Africa.

Psilocybe maluti was found growing in pastureland on cow manure in the Free State and Kwa-Zulu Natal provinces of South Africa, as well as the highlands of Lesotho. Two new species of psychoactive ...

Weed and mushroom expert Lindsay MaHarry shares her guide to the highest quality psilocybin consumables on the gray market.

A psilocybin-based drug for treatment-resistant depression may be one step closer to approval, researchers say.

There are over 200 hundred species of Psilocybe mushrooms and an unknown about of subspecies selectively bred by enthusiasts.

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 ...