For the third consecutive year, leaders of the Native American Church of North America (NACNA) gathered in Washington, D.C., ...

As a way of adapting to their environment, several plants have evolved to produce certain chemical compounds called secondary metabolites. These, when ingested by humans, cause a variety of reactions ...

Psychedelic tourism is booming, and nowhere more so than in the tranquillity of the Amazonian rainforest. Not since the 1960s ...

Another theory suggests the mistletoe cactus dates back to when the Americas and Africa were part of the supercontinent ...

One unique species, the lava cactus (Brachycereus nesioticus), is found only on the Galapagos Islands. This cactus colonises dried lava flows , providing the foundation for an entire ecosystem. 3.

Few plant families are as iconic as the resilient, spiky cactus, thriving in the driest deserts and as well as decorating our offices and homes. Their success in both environments comes down to ...