Alcohol

Heavy drinking can cause brain changes that make you want to drink more.

How a Genetically Engineered Virus Could Help the Brain Fight Alcohol Cravings

Heavy drinking can change the brain to make cravings worse. Can gene therapy change it back?

Are Pumpkin Beers, Thank God, Finally on the Way Out?

Some breweries are slowing production, as the trend may be fizzling

A coal power plant in Mehrum, Germany.

Scientists Stumble on a New Way to Tackle Carbon Emissions: Turn It Into Alcohol

A surprising new use for nanotechnology essentially reverses combustion

Ortona = your new home.

Italy Has a Free Wine Fountain

Quench your thirst with what could be the world's most welcome glass of wine

In search of distinctly American beer hops.

Wacky, Wonderful, Wild Hops Could Transform the Watered-Down Beer Industry

The diversity of hops reflects a diversity of tastes and traditions that are part of an extraordinary evolution in beer

I just want to get this purr-fect.

Fur Real: Scientists Have Obsessed Over Cats for Centuries

Ten of the best feline-focused studies shed light on our relationship with these vampire-hunting, sexy-bodied killers

A new study investigates booze in bars.

Loud Sounds Can Make Your Drink Seem Stronger

The scientific reason that clubbing and cocktails go hand in hand—but shouldn't always

“I’m not drunk, YOU’RE drunk”

People Feel More Tipsy if Their Friends Are Already Drunk

Understanding perceived levels of intoxication could help cities combat disorderly conduct

The fragile crystals are created when alcohol dries.

These Stunning Images Capture the Unseen Beauty of Booze

Drink to the magic of polarized light microscopy

What Does a Beer Historian Do?

The American History museum’s latest job opening made headlines. But what does the job actually entail?

Aye-aye

Study Shows Primates Prefer a Little Booze With Their Nectar

Two prosimian primates, the aye-aye and slow loris, show a preference for sugar-water with a higher alcohol content

Rendering of the BACtrack Skyn

How Drunk Are You? Ask Your Bracelet

The BACtrack Skyn, a wearable similar in style to a Fitbit, tracks your blood alcohol level in real time

Can you tell the difference between bourbon and rye?

Can You Really Tell the Difference Between Bourbon and Rye?

Drexel University puts professional tasters to the test

An Israeli Brewery Recreated a 2,000-Year-Old Beer

Beer brewed as in Biblical times

Millenials = oenophiles, according to a new study.

Millennials Drink More Wine Than Anyone Else

The much-maligned generation has a penchant for vino

A 1950s Mountain Dew ad as photographed in Jakes Corner, Arizona

Mountain Dew Once Had Ties to Moonshine

The original soda named Mountain Dew was supposed to be a whiskey accompaniment

Pub signs illustrat the creative names of local watering holes, like the Dog & Sausage in St. Helier, Jersey.

A Brief History of British Pub Signs

The colorful signs boast more than good looks—they're like miniature history books

Whisky Grains and Coffee Grounds Could Help Clean up Nuclear Waste

Distilleries could soon be helping save the environment as they bottle up their next batch of brown

How a Captain Morgan Advertisement Inspired an Emergency Room Technique

Captain Morgan, hip fixer

There’s Now Whiskey On the ISS

(But astronauts can't drink it)

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