Evidence for the use of plant-based psychoactive drugs can be found in texts spanning hundreds, if not thousands, of years. In book IX of Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus’s scouts eat what is described as ...

At 15 years old, Danny Motyka dreamed of one day opening a psychedelics drug lab. Two decades later, the Calgary chemist leads a team developing pharmaceutical-grade psychedelic compounds, operating ...

The biotech startup sold a psychedelic compound to AbbVie for $1.2 billion last year. Now its founders are growing their ...

There is a psychedelic revolution happening. An increasing number of studies are promising a transformation of mental health through their controlled use. What is still unclear is what exactly the ...

Despite its simple molecular structure, β-alanine can make crystals that look breathtaking under the right conditions. After drying an ethanol-water solution of β-alanine on a microscope slide, ...

Researchers are finding that psychedelics like psilocybin can alleviate severe depression and anxiety. Now experts are ...