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According to a new study, psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms, could be used to treat alcohol use disorder.

Health & Medicine

Study: Magic Mushrooms Helped 83% of People Cut Excessive Drinking

By Victor Tangermann

A purported miracle cure for hangovers is not only dubiously researched, but its results seem to take all the fun out of drinking alcohol.

Health & Medicine

“Anti-Hangover” Pill Could Take All The Fun Out of Drinking — If It Actually Works

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists believe they have found the largest-ever alcohol molecule in space — though it's not the kind that can get you drunk.

Scientists Discover Giant Alcohol Molecule Near The Center of Our Galaxy

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new startup called Air Company is producing vodka by making use of carbon dioxide emissions, a futuristic new beverage.

Renewable Energy

Bless This Startup That’s Turning Horrible CO2 Emissions Into Delicious Vodka

By Victor Tangermann

Turns out drinking can cause worse side effects than a hangover, even when done lightly.

Just One Alcoholic Drink Per Day Appears to Shrink Your Brain, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

To no one's surprise, a new study has found that many purported hangover "cures" are pretty much worthless.

RX and Medicine

Hangover “Cures” Are Total Nonsense, According to Science

By Noor Al-Sibai

The researchers discovered that there was a positive correlation between the sale of alcohol with the number of patients on liver transplant waiting lists.

We Drank So Much During the Pandemic that Liver Transplants Spiked

By Tony Ho Tran

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Non Alcoholic ‘Euphoric Beverages’ Let You Socially Lubricate Without Booze

By Futurism Creative

Boeing has discovered two empty miniature bottles of tequila onboard an in-development model of Air Force One.

Empty Liquor Bottles Found Inside In-Development Air Force One

By Tony Ho Tran

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A Single Alcoholic Drink Immediately Increases Risk of Heart Dysfunction

By Dan Robitzski

Surges in alcohol consumption during the early pandemic seem to be growing rather than easing up, raising questions about what habits will persist on.

American Alcoholism Is Getting Worse

By Dan Robitzski

More and more people were binge drinking more often in mid-April than they were in mid-March, thanks specifically to the pandemic.

Binge Drinking Got Way Worse During the Pandemic

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre device called the ClearMate reportedly makes people sober up three times faster by making them hyperventilate alcohol out of their systems.

Prosthetics and Devices

New Device Sobers You Up By Sucking the Alcohol Out of Your Breath

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.

Neuroscience and Brain

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers have built a tiny microbot that weighs less than a gram and can run entirely on methanol, a type of alcohol.

Relatable: This Tiny Robot Is Powered by Alcohol

By Victor Tangermann

Your smartphone is able to tell if you've had one too many drinks according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Prosthetics and Devices

Oh Great, Now Your Smartphone Can Tell If You’re Drunk

By Victor Tangermann

Inaccurate police breathalyzers are putting innocent drivers behind bars and guilty ones back on the road, according to a new investigation.

Robots and Machines

Investigation Finds Breathalyzers Are Regularly Inaccurate

By Kristin Houser

With the 8,200 pounds of research, supplies, and hardware contained in a Northrup Gruman resupply rocket sent to space, there were also 12 bottles of wine.

International Space Station

This Startup Is Aging Red Wine on the International Space Station

A scientist recently said that dads should stop drinking alcohol six months prior to conception — but his study doesn't back up the suggestion.

No, Dads Don’t Need to Stop Drinking Six Months Before Conception

By Kristin Houser

A massive study reveals a link between dads drinking in the months leading up to conception and an increased risk of congenital heart defects in their kids.

Dads Drinking Before Conception May Cause Heart Defects in Babies

By Dan Robitzski

According to researchers from Imperial College London, the party drug MDMA could be an effective treatment for alcohol addiction.

Neuroscience and Brain

Study: MDMA Appears to Be an Effective Treatment for Alcoholism

By Victor Tangermann

Right now, money is pouring into the drinkable weed industry, despite ever-changing regulations and a seemingly-nonexistant consumer base for weed drinks.

Alcohol Companies Want to Make Disgusting Weed Drinks

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that consuming psychedelics, such as LSD or magic mushrooms, may help people overcome their alcohol dependency.

Health & Medicine

LSD Is Helping People End Their Alcohol Dependence

By Kristin Houser

Alcarelle, a synthetic alcohol with none of the downsides of the traditional kind, could be ready for market in just 5 years.

Health & Medicine

“Fake Alcohol” That Gets You Buzzed but Never Drunk Is on the Way

By Kristin Houser

The continued legalization and acceptance of marijuana could be a problem for the alcohol industry, according to a new report.

Legal Marijuana Could Threaten the Alcohol Industry, Says Report

By Kristin Houser

This Study To Assess How Drinking Affects Our Health Is A Master Class In How To Do Science Poorly

Health & Medicine

This Study To Assess How Drinking Affects Our Health Is A Master Class In How To Do Science Poorly

By Dan Robitzski

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

Drunk Astronauts: This Beer Is the Beginning of Zero-Gravity Drinking

By Dan Robitzski

Trying to Quit Drinking? This Implant Will Snitch If You Fall off the Wagon

Prosthetics and Devices

Trying to Quit Drinking? This Implant Will Snitch If You Fall off the Wagon

By Kristin Houser

Five Ways Science Will Change The Way We Drink

Science & Energy

Five Ways Science Will Change The Way We Drink

By Victor Tangermann

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Science & Energy

A “Hangover Free” Alcohol Alternative is Under Development

By Jess Vilvestre

Forget the Breathalyzer: Scientists Develop Temporary Tattoo Measuring Alcohol Intake

Prosthetics and Devices

Forget the Breathalyzer: Scientists Develop Temporary Tattoo Measuring Alcohol Intake

By Jelor Gallego

Scientists Find Comet Releases as Much Alcohol as 500 Bottles of Wine

Science & Energy

Scientists Find Comet Releases as Much Alcohol as 500 Bottles of Wine

By Jolene Creighton

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