Psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms”, is one of the most famous molecules in modern culture. Humans have ingested it for thousands of years in ritual and recreation, and today ...
If left undisturbed, fairy ring mushrooms will grow in a circular ring in grassy areas. The inset shows the "gills" where spores are produced. / BILL DANIELSON / For the Gazette Sign up for the ...
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 ...