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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. wild chimpanzees sharing fermented breadfruit Remote cameras in Africa have captured the first images and video of wild ...

Since alcohol can sometimes reduce stress levels, the fruit may be encouraging social behavior in the chimps, according to a recent study Anna Bowland/Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project/University of Exeter ...

A Graduate Student Stood Under Chimpanzees With a Plastic Bag — What He Discovered Changed What We Know About Alcohol ...

Alcohol can make you woozy and nauseous when you drink too much, but why do humans love it? Wild chimpanzees may hold the answer. Chimps could be eating enough fermented fruit each day and consuming ...

Scientists analyzed the ethanol content of fruit eaten by spider monkeys in Panama, and found that the fruit regularly contained alcohol: between 1% and 2%. The researchers also collected urine ...

If you’ve ever wondered why humans can safely enjoy a glass of wine or a cold beer, the answer may lie deep in our ape ancestry. A groundbreaking study published today in the journal BioScience ...

The tiny fruit fly could have a mighty impact on identifying optimal treatments for people with alcohol use disorder. A new study confirmed that using fruit flies may help scientists understand the ...

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 ...