There's some truth to the urban legend that certain toads have psychedelic properties, but licking them isn't a good idea.

The Sonoran Desert toad excretes a neurotoxin that contains 5-MeO-DMT, a psychoactive compound also found in ayahuasca.

It might seem obvious that licking a toad isn’t a great idea, but the allure has been just too great for some people recently ...

The National Park Service issued a similar warning in 2022 about the deadly risks of licking toxic Sonoran Desert toads ...

Dr Catriona Wallace found purpose through work operating a high-flying company and being a leader to others - in many ways it ...

The world’s appetite for transcendence is endangering the very organisms that once mediated it. From the Sonoran Desert to ...

Scarizona, one of the Valley's most popular haunted houses, is debuting three new attractions for the 2025 fall season! Paul ...

Researchers in Canada have reviewed evidence that psilocybin and 5-MeO-DMT – a tryptamine alkaloid which is a naturally ...

Zoe Plummer, a recent UVic graduate, completed the majority of the research and clinical work for the review, supervised by Dr. Josh Allen.

The HyperCard inventor was a huge proponent of taking lower doses of 5-MeO-DMT, which is widely considered the strongest ...

In early 2025, global superstar Bad Bunny did something no one saw coming. He turned the little-known, critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad (sapo concho) into an international icon. The ...