Source: Julia Casorso, used with permission. Anecdotes from around the world describe wild animals—everything from wasps to songbirds to baboons—acting drunk after feeding on fermented fruits. But ...

It isn’t just humans who like to drink alcohol, as a review of published evidence has found that animals also consume the substance. “Evidence is growing that humans are not drinking alone,” the ...

Humans may not be the only animals that ingest alcohol, research is suggesting. Studies on animals are showing they may be eating natural ethanol for its medicinal or nutritional properties. Humans ...

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. Chimpanzees could be consuming ...

Scientists at Scripps Research identified an unusually active region of the brain linked to alcohol withdrawal symptoms in ...