Chimpanzees naturally ingest surprising amounts of alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit. Careful measurements show that their typical fruit diet can equal one to two human drinks each day. This ...

Jenny Jiao Hsia, the creator of the award-winning indie game Consume Me, is surrounded by boxes of teenage memories. She has the boutonniere from her high school prom. Saturated photos of family trips ...

Sometimes it’s hard to know when to stop. But, when it comes to exercise, the experts agree, taking a rest day is essential for both the body and the mind. “You can only train as hard as you recover,” ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Jenny Jiao Hsia and AP Thomson explore eating disorders and diet culture through a darkly absurd puzzle game.

It ain't easy being a teenage girl in the early 2010s. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I've spent far too much of my life deeply ...

If you want to see how a video game is made, you don’t have too many options. You could visit a studio and watch the mundane magic happen as developers type out lines of code or model characters on ...

Jenny is enjoying her last summer vacation before her senior year, but it isn’t going as expected. After her critical mother compares her to a rival and suggests she’s overweight, it goes all to her ...

In addition to schoolwork and chores, the young protagonist of Consume Me experiences the pressures of disordered eating. By Shannon Liao In a video game landscape filled with fast-paced first-person ...

Chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park love eating figs, which scientists found had the highest level of alcohol at the site. Aleksey Maro / UC Berkeley Wild chimpanzees consume vast amounts of ...

In the forests of Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire, chimps crowd into fig and plum trees, feasting on fruit that's sweet, soft and just a little boozy. A new study shows those daily snacks quietly add up to ...

Scientists estimate chimps’ alcohol consumption for the first time, and find they seem to prefer boozier fruit. Male chimpanzees at the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire are shown eating. A new study ...

After serving 40 years in the Minnesota Legislature, DFL state Sen. Ann Rest announced Tuesday that she will retire when her current term ends in 2026. Rest arrived at the State Capitol in 1984 when ...