plants

Amateur Kanna Horticulturalists Want You to Stop Calling Their Wonder Plant ‘Natural MDMA’

Having been erroneously billed as a something that can make you ‘roll,’ kanna is becoming more and more popular. But to the people who know it best, it’s not a party drug — it’s a sweet little succulent with potent psychiatric potential

The Ever-Blooming Obsession With the Cambodian Penis Plant

Unbeknownst to it, the endangered plant has become the topic of such intense fervor and fixation that it’s taken the world by storm

Did the Ancient Greeks Fuck This Plant Until It Went Extinct?

Silphium was edible and extremely tasty. It was also used for contraception and to treat a number of ailments. But was it too tasty and too good at preventing pregnancy to last?

Sniffing Out the Elusive ‘Hawaiian Mushroom Orgasm’

Legend has it that one whiff of the rare fungus causes women to spontaneously orgasm, but when it comes to proving it, scientists are still struggling to reach a climax