Hummingbirds Get a Daily Buzz from Nectar, the Equivalent of One Drink Per Day
Hummingbirds are the high-performance athletes of the avian world. With heart rates topping 1,200 beats per minute, they…
Treating addiction | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research in Context March 24, 2026 Research leads to more effective medications and psychotherapies Alcohol and drug addiction can…
Calls for a national ethanol mandate to prevent future Iran war-style oil shocks
As the war in Iran intensifies, Australia’s sugar industry says a national ethanol mandate could help shield motorists…
Wild chimpanzees in Uganda are drinking the equivalent of a beer a day
One of the boozy chimps. Credit: Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley Since you can’t exactly breathalyze a wild ape, Aleksey…
Brain immune cells drive persistent negative emotions after repeated binge drinking
New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying…
The EU’s grand new plan to replace fossil fuels with trees – POLITICO
At the center of the strategy is carbon, the fundamental building block of a wide range of manufactured…
Chronic drinking weakens the blood-brain barrier through the gut
Scientists trace alcohol’s impact from the gut to the brain, uncovering microbial changes that weaken the blood-brain barrier,…