Every year on April 19th, devoted psychonauts celebrate Bicycle Day—the LSD holiday, akin to 4/20 for cannabis. But the very first Bicycle Day was nothing to celebrate for Albert Hofmann, the Swiss ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Psychedelic drugs like LSD, DMT, and psilocybin (the chemical in magic mushrooms) have shaken off a lot of their stigma and reputation as party drugs in the past few years, as scientists begin to ...

Not everyone who is close to death—or thinks they are, at least—has a “near-death experience.” But those who do often hallucinate that they leave their bodies, meet otherworldly beings, see bright ...

When Michael Pollan tripped on magic mushrooms for the first time, he saw himself spread out across an expansive outdoor landscape like paint. It was the best-selling author's second stop on a ...

From the dark annals of Erowid forums to Joe Rogan’s podcast studio, there’s perhaps no psychoactive drug more enigmatic — and misunderstood — than N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, better known as DMT. The ...

Advanced brain imaging in a study from a team of U.K.-based scientists shows how dimethyltryptamine (DMT) alters perception of reality by changing communication and connectivity. According to a March ...

Detectives in California seized over $1 million in various hallucinogens and other illicit narcotics from a residential home that was also operating as a drug lab, authorities said Tuesday.