Scientific American Psychedelics

August 21, 2026

Psilocybin treatment in people with anorexia nervosa showed feasibility, acceptable safety, and possible symptom relief in an early clinical study

scientificamerican.com · Aug 21, 2026 · Rachel Feltman, Alexandra Pattillo, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura

Psilocybin Podcast Clinical Research Therapy

August 11, 2026

First-of-its-kind clinic treats psychedelic side effects as more people seek help for lingering anxiety, perceptual changes, trauma, and spiritual distress

scientificamerican.com · Aug 11, 2026 · Dawn Fallik

Article HarmReduction Safety Therapy

August 10, 2026

Can magic mushrooms help treat cocaine dependence? Psilocybin is being studied as a therapy that may reduce craving, relapse risk, and compulsive drug use

scientificamerican.com · Aug 10, 2026 · Humberto Basilio

Psilocybin Cannabis Article Clinical +2

August 5, 2026

Psilocybin could help kick-start anorexia recovery as early clinical results suggest improved flexibility, emotional processing and openness to change

scientificamerican.com · Aug 5, 2026 · Alexandra Pattillo

Psilocybin Article Clinical Research Therapy

June 1, 2026

Trump's psychedelics executive order could speed federal support for mental health treatments, including pediatric research on MDMA, psilocybin and ketamine

scientificamerican.com · Jun 1, 2026 · Avery Hurt

Psilocybin MDMA Article Mainstream +3

May 13, 2026

Americans are becoming more open to psychedelics for medical use as public attitudes shift faster than policy and access

scientificamerican.com · May 13, 2026 · Jackie Flynn Mogensen

Psilocybin MDMA Article Mainstream +3

May 5, 2026

Psilocybin may leave lasting molecular changes in the brain as a new study links psychedelic exposure to altered gene expression in neurons and support cells

scientificamerican.com · May 5, 2026 · Lauren J. Young

Psilocybin Article Clinical Consciousness Research

May 1, 2026

Trump, ibogaine, and the science behind the psychedelics boom in the U.S. amid policy shifts, safety questions, medical research, and growing mainstream attention

scientificamerican.com · May 1, 2026 · Rachel Feltman, Sushmita Pathak, Alex Sugiura

Psilocybin Ibogaine Podcast Mainstream +3

April 24, 2026

RFK, Jr., says ibogaine holds unprecedented promise for treating depression. Here’s what the science says

scientificamerican.com · Apr 24, 2026 · Stephanie Pappas (edited by Jeanna Bryner)

Psilocybin Ibogaine

March 11, 2026

Scientists identify a new African magic mushroom species and find it likely shared an ancestor with Psilocybe cubensis around 1.5 million years ago

scientificamerican.com · Mar 11, 2026 · Jackie Flynn Mogensen (edited by Claire Cameron)

Psilocybin History Research Safety

September 11, 2025

Magic Mushroom Edibles Found to Contain Undisclosed Ingredients - And No Psilocybin

scientificamerican.com · Sep 11, 2025 · Allison Parshall

Psilocybin Cannabis Article Policy +2

January 23, 2024

AI finds thousands of possible psychedelics and asks whether new molecules will become safer, effective next-generation drugs

scientificamerican.com · Jan 23, 2024

Article Industry Research

July 8, 2022

Two Cancer Patients Battle to Make Psilocybin Accessible for Palliative Care

scientificamerican.com · Jul 8, 2022 · Rachel Nuwer

Psilocybin Article Clinical Policy Safety

January 5, 2022

How AI Could Prevent the Development of New Illicit Drugs

scientificamerican.com · Jan 5, 2022 · Doug Johnson & Undark

Article Policy Research Safety

September 30, 2021

Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat Physical Pain? Scientific American on LSD and psilocybin for pain management, including early clinical research and risks

scientificamerican.com · Sep 30, 2021 · Troy Farah (edited by Dean Visser)

LSD Psilocybin Article Policy +2

April 27, 2015

Can a Hole in Your Head Get You High?

scientificamerican.com · Apr 27, 2015 · John Horgan

Cannabis Consciousness Ethnobotany Safety

February 9, 2015

As Psychedelics Revival Rolls On, Don't Downplay Bad Trips

scientificamerican.com · Feb 9, 2015 · John Horgan

LSD Psilocybin Culture Research +4

January 1, 2014

Brian Wilson: A Cork on the Ocean

scientificamerican.com · Jan 1, 2014 · Brian Levine

Article Consciousness Research Safety