BIRMINGHAM, England — Half a century after Timothy Leary urged the world to “Turn on, tune in, drop out,” there’s a surge of interest in lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD. The psychedelic drug was ...

Psychedelics like LSD and mushrooms are losing much of their former stigma and more people are becoming curious about these mind-altering drugs.Photograph: Marco Allegretti/Unsplash Six years ago, on ...

This infographic presents a chronological overview of key discoveries and clinical milestones that have shaped the modern understanding of psychedelics.

Drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD can act as powerful and long-lasting antidepressants. But they also tend to produce mind-bending side-effects that limit their use. Now, scientists report in the ...

Patients in the MM-120 clinical trial open the door to a nondescript Lauderhill medical facility off Oakland Park Boulevard and find themselves staring at a large seed-of-life symbol on the wall, ...

This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Read more here. A local psychedelics campaign by public health advocates is focusing on health and safety. As ...

Scientists have identified a drug that appears to produce the antidepressant effects of LSD without the psychedelic side effects — at least in mice. Drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD can act as ...

Scientists have made a drug based on LSD that seems to fight depression without producing a psychedelic experience. Drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD can act as powerful and long-lasting ...