Our bodies and fishes鈥 (yes, fishes is a grammatically correct plural form of fish) bodies as well need water. Without it, the chemical reactions that take place constantly in our bodies would have...
The term 鈥渁lcohol鈥 to a chemist聽 means an organic compound that contains an OH group, but as far as the public is concerned 鈥渁lcohol鈥 refers to one specific compound, namely, ethanol. It is ethanol...
In most of the world alcohol content is measured by volume. This gives us the familiar 12.5% on the side of a wine bottle. But what does this percentage really mean?聽
The jury is out on whether drinking small amounts of alcohol is beneficial or detrimental. Some studies suggest a drink a day may be good for the heart. On the other hand, alcohol is a known...