A psychedelic mushroom species is being sold legally in the US, but experts warn of its potential dangers. A dispensary in Florida claims to be the first store in the US to sell legal "magic" ...

Often featured in fairytales, the red toadstool mushroom fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is toxic to humans and many animals. However, experts have observed that Japanese squirrels can safely eat ...

This article was originally published in December 2021. Amanita Muscaria is an understudied species of psychoactive mushroom that’s as commonplace as it is misunderstood. The iconic red-capped, ...

Researchers are urging the public to be cautious of misleading supplements that contain Amanita muscaria instead of the expected psilocybin. Reading time 3 minutes An emerging alternative to ...

A week of rain capped by a deluge from slow-moving thunderstorms brought seven mudslides into the Middle Fork Valley in the San Juan Mountains. The same rains triggered the appearance of many species ...

In a snow-covered village on the northern outskirts of Moscow, Russia’s most famous mycologist, Mikhail Vishnevsky, poured me a cup of light psychoactive mushroom tea. But it wasn’t psilocybin, the ...

If you are unfamiliar with amanita mushrooms, they are poised to be the next big thing to hit the legal market and the cannabis industry is hopping on board. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, amanita ...

Amanita muscaria, an ectomycorrhizal fungus, from the B4WARMED experiment. These types of fungi play an important role in forest health and may be in danger under current levels of climate warming.

Associate Professor SUETSUGU Kenji and independent photographer GOMI Koichi have observed a Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis) routinely feeding on well-known species of poisonous toadstool mushroom, ...