Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of the dozen or so common, woodchip-loving urban mushrooms that grow in the Pacific Northwest, there are three that are of ...

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 ...

Two distantly related groups of mushrooms take radically different routes to producing psilocybin, a mind-bending molecule. By Rachel Nuwer No one knows why magic mushrooms evolved to produce ...

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, ...