by Petra Spiess | Aug 24, 2010 | Lifestyle
Humans are the only species on Earth known to voluntarily consume ethanol. The vast majority of other species have evolved an avoidance for what is essentially a biological poison. Drunk animals are more likely to die and therefore less likely to reproduce, so a trend...
by Petra Spiess | Jan 12, 2010 | Recent Studies
Pissed Pacyderms Stories of drunk wild elephants have a long history in Africa. Supposedly elephants get sloshed by eating the fermented fruits of the marula tree. Hilarious footage of an elephant purportedly doing just that is included in the 1974 animal documentary...
by Petra Spiess | Nov 4, 2009 | Lifestyle
Really, pretty much everyone needs or wants a drink at Thanksgiving. It’s the unfortunate truth that a little tipple helps you tolerate old Uncle Bob who will insist on regaling the table with his crazy conspiracy theories for hours on end. Thanksgiving is a holiday...
by Petra Spiess | Sep 28, 2009 | Lifestyle
The word green—formally a noun, now typically an adjective—is applied to just about anything possible (green dog food!). Opinion polls and the American tradition of the focus group both have found the populace expressing more concern for the environment, hence a...
by Petra Spiess | Jan 22, 2009 | Recent Studies
Humans have been altering the genome of many plants and animals for thousands of years. The wild “natural” grape still exists in parts of Eurasia and north Africa but bears only a passing resemblance to its relatives cultivated for the wine trade. Wild grapes are...
