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Locals are racing to preserve the overharvested plant, which holds great medicinal and economic potential.

Here’s what you need to know this week.

When it’s time to shop, think like a survivalist.

Drugs like ‘shrooms don’t just make people hallucinate. They can also help ease anxiety, depression, and other woes—but the effects may be even better when trips get spiritual.

Don’t settle for slowdowns.

Let’s talk turkey proms.

These false narratives of fraud include out of context or otherwise misleading images and faulty statistics as purported evidence.

Just because you’re not sneezing doesn’t mean you’re not contagious.

One clear winner has been marijuana legalization.

Even with a 4K camera and better wireless connectivity, it’s still light enough that you won’t have to register it with the FAA.

Case counts have been soaring for the past month.

Bits of genetic code in seawater can help scientists study fish that we rarely see.

Biologists are questioning the evidence behind the decision.

Recent research suggests psilocybin is safe—and can have astonishing therapeutic uses.

The brightest radio flashes in the sky likely come from the universe’s most powerful magnets.

The 9,000-year-old remains of a woman were found buried with hunting tools in the Andes.

Infection rates in younger people are on an upward trend.

The overall odds are still quite low.

From space gardening to hungry black holes.

It’s cheap, fun, and surprisingly easy to pick up.