Chimps have been spotted sharing alcoholic food for the first time, hinting that ancient ape behaviors gave rise to social drinking in humans. Researchers filmed the boozing chimpanzees (Pan ...

Remote cameras in Africa have captured the first images and video of wild chimpanzees eating and sharing fermented fruit that contains alcohol. Bonding over alcoholic drinks is an ancient human ...

Certain species of fruit flies have the alcohol tolerances of college fraternity brothers - but the reason still has scientists stumped. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is looking ...

Discover how fruit flies and alcohol reveal similarities to human addiction, shedding light on the genetics of alcoholism. Flies held inside vials could sip from thin tubes holding either liquid food ...

It's not likely anyone would nominate a fruit fly for a "Best Mother of the Year" award — after laying her eggs, the insect hits the road, never to be heard from again. But it now turns out that fruit ...

For 25 years, UC Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley has been intrigued by humans' love of alcohol. In 2014, he wrote a book proposing that our attraction to booze arose millions of years ago, when our ...

If you see a bird stumbling or leaning precariously on your porch, it's not just being clumsy — it is accidentally drunk.

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Israel have found that male fruit flies (Drosophilia melanogaster) enjoy ejaculation and sex and are also keen on alcohol consumption. The results of this novel ...

Certain species of fruit flies have the alcohol tolerances of college fraternity brothers - but the reason still has scientists stumped. A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is looking ...