Oct 22nd, 2008 · Photographer Jona Frank's portraits of the Patrick Henry College student body reveal a group of kids for whom the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog is the work of sinners and a game of sloppy beer pong immoral.
Oct 19th, 2008 · Victims of air bag fraud have found beer cans, packing peanuts and paper where their air bag should have been. Who's watching out for consumers, and how can you avoid such scams?
Sep 12th, 2008 · Different types of beers — ales, stouts, etc — are distinguished primarily by their yeast, but now these groupings might get even more complicated. Scientists have examined the genetic sequences of 17 unique lager yeast strains from breweries in Europe and North America, tracing variations in their genetic code back through time.
Sep 12th, 2008 · Though fungi is essential in the production of bread, beer and some cheeses, it can also be a threat to human life in the form of deadly disease and infection. Fungus experts discuss the diverse and complex nature of the underappreciated "fifth kingdom" of organisms.
Aug 19th, 2008 · An Iowa college town is protecting itself from the effects of drinking. People in Ames — home of Iowa State University — noticed a concrete sidewalk cracking in the area where beer distributors unload hundreds of beer kegs for local bars. Some of the kegs get dropped. The city installed a sidewalk made of recycled rubber. Now the kegs will bounce — and with any luck, so will students stumbling back to the dorm.
Jul 28th, 2008 · Compared with humans, tree shrews that drink a beerlike palm nectar should have a 36 percent chance of being drunk on any given night. But that's not the case, researchers say — somehow, the animals have developed a built-in tolerance.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Budweiser is perhaps the best-known American beer. Now that Belgian brewer InBev has snatched up the iconic brand's St. Louis-based maker, Anheuser-Busch, some people in the company's hometown are wondering what's next.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Belgian brewer InBev announced Monday that it will buy American rival Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion. The merger would form the world's largest brewer and put the iconic American beer maker in the hands of the company that produces Stella Artois and Beck's beers.