A Plant A Day

In this Explorer’s Way episode, Dennis McKenna lays down a pretty narrow definition of what a true psychedelic is; and […]

A recently highlighted “soy‑waste–loving” fungus from Korea belongs to a broader group of molds that thrive on soybean by‑products. These

This post series on botanical ingredient adulteration is inspired by the excellent work coming out of the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP)

According to Dennis McKenna, this is scientists’ temptation to arrogance. In this upcoming Explorer’s Way episode, Dennis and I talk

Oliver Catlin of BSCG Certified spells out a reality most people never hear: the peptide and “research chemical” boom is

You’ve probably heard that tamarind may help your body detox microplastics. …Here’s what most people missed: Tamarind wasn’t even the

Back when Dennis McKenna and I were working together decades ago, the idea that cannabis, let alone other psychedelics, would

Last week I wrote about the Amazon flooding its atmosphere with sesquiterpenes: a chemical SOS from the canopy as the

In 2025, a paper in Cognitive Science showed that the “sensitive plant” Mimosa pudica can track the number of light–dark

This post series on botanical ingredient adulteration is inspired by the excellent work coming out of the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP)