Australian Judge Sentences Erin Patterson to Life in Prison for Poisoning Relatives With Mushrooms
An Australian judge has sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms…
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Australia’s mushroom murderer sentenced to life in jail, no parole for 33 years
An Australian woman convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal containing poisonous mushrooms was sentenced to a minimum of 33 years in prison on Monday.The presiding judge said Erin Patterson’s use of individual portions of beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms to poison her in-laws over lunch had…
Australia news live: early risers wonder at blood moon; Erin Patterson awaits sentencing for mushroom murders
Australia news live: early risers wonder at blood moon; Erin Patterson awaits sentencing for mushroom murders The Guardian…
Former pilot who tried to cut off engines during flight after taking magic mushrooms pleads guilty
A former commercial airline pilot who tried to shut off the engines of a passenger plane midflight in 2023 was convicted Friday and sentenced to probation, but he still faces a federal sentencing, officials said.Joseph Emerson, who was off duty and not piloting the Horizon Airlines flight but was riding along in a cockpit jump…
Hikers hallucinating on mushrooms rescued by forest rangers
Park rangers were informed that the four hikers became lost after ingesting mushrooms, and that one of them began ‘experiencing a debilitating high.’ Credit: New York Department of Environmental Conservation Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. People across the country are heading outdoors to enjoy the last…
Former US airline pilot who tried to cut passenger flight’s engines explains why he did it
Joseph Emerson claims he had taken psychedelic mushrooms two days earlier and hadn’t slept in over 40 hours following a friend’s death…
A single dose of LSD seems to reduce anxiety
Can psychedelics help treat generalised anxiety disorder?Science Photo Library/Alamy A single dose of the psychedelic drug LSD seems to reduce anxiety without lasting side effects. “Ours is the first modern trial to look specifically at LSD, or any psychedelic, for generalised anxiety disorder,” says Dan Karlin at biotech company MindMed in New York. The condition…
Leon Thomas Details “Funkier” And “More Psychedelic” EP Arriving Ahead Of “Mutts Don’t Heel Tour”
Image Image Credit Joseph Okpako / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Leon Thomas performing at Wireless Festival 2025 Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways Leon Thomas’ forthcoming EP brings a funkier, more psychedelic sound to his solo work. He revealed that a Coachella moment with George Clinton helped inspire the project. The “Mutts Don’t Heel…
Joint US/Gambian Enterprise Turning Agricultural Waste into Valuable Resources, Youth Employment, and Nutrition Security
Kairo Mushrooms is seeking donations to a GoFundMe campaign aimed at building a family compound and utilizing that compound for oyster mushroom cultivation in The Gambia. (1888PressRelease) September 02, 2025 – Kairo Mushrooms is a Gambian social enterprise turning farm byproductspeanut shells, rice husks, and sawdustinto high-protein oyster mushrooms. Our program addresses rural joblessness, malnutrition,…
The deadliest mushroom, the death cap, is still concocting new poisons
The death cap mushroom has been implicated in many people’s deaths, from Roman emperors to modern foragersShutterstock/Tisha Razumovsky Death cap mushrooms are back in the news. Amanita phalloides has once again been linked to poisonings, this time lacing beef Wellingtons served at a family meal in Leongatha, Australia, which resulted in three fatalities. Such incidents…