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A man drinking beer

Health

The weekly alcohol limit still carries a risk of early death

An analysis of nearly 600,000 people found those drinking around five glasses of wine or pints of beer a week were at an increased risk of early death

News

Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour

Technology

Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour

News

A man drinking out of a bottle of alcohol

Health

We're evolving a gene that may stop us from drinking alcohol

News

addiction artwork

Health

The love drug that could draw people away from any addiction

Features

Festive flames: How to light a Christmas pudding

Physics

Festive flames: How to light a Christmas pudding

Features

roadsign

Health

2018 preview: Opioids will kill tens of thousands more people

News

fight painting

Life

Grapes of wrath: How a New World import destroyed French wine

Features

A selection of beers and ciders

Health

Why we should celebrate Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan

Comment

A fly in a glass of wine

Humans

Why a female fly will ruin your drink, but a male is fine

News

Drinking from the Vocktail

Technology

Virtual cocktails hijack your senses to turn water into wine

Using a combination of LEDs, electrodes and smelly gas, the Vocktail can simulate a variety of flavours to create digital drinks

News

Health

UK's bad drug law flounders, which is no real surprise at all

Comment

Humans

Why adding a drop of water can make whisky taste even better

News

Health

Blood doping: Were Armstrong and Russia wasting their time?

Comment

Technology

Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur

News