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Cocktail science: Mix these drinks and learn about fluid dynamics

Josh Howgego explores four cocktails that demonstrate the weird physics of fluids, and how you can try them at home

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A bartender makes a cocktail in a bar

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Can science explain why some drinks and foods are a perfect match?

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Make these four classic cocktails and become a fluid dynamics expert

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Vagus nerve stimulation may help treat drug addiction

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Hundreds of pro-cannabis demonstrators march in New York City

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Legalising marijuana hasn't been the quick fix the US hoped for

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Huge rise in US overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants

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Drinking alcohol doesn't give people 'beer goggles' after all

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Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US

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The reward pathway in the brain, which is initiated in response to a stimulus, such as alcohol. The stimulus (upper orange arrow) triggers the release of dopamine (blue arrows) by the ventral tegmental area (dark blue sphere). The dopamine travels to a number of different areas of the brain that then release dopamine (red arrows). These areas include the nucleus accumbens (red sphere), which initiates motor outputs (lower orange arrow) to sustain the pleasurable stimulus, the prefrontal cortex (pink), which shifts focus and planning towards the stimulus, and the amygdala, which is involved in emotions. The hypothalamus (orange sphere) is involved in coordinating the response by secreting hormones that control bodily functions

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Gene therapy delivered into the brain could treat alcohol misuse

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Cannabis is increasingly being legalised

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Cannabis poisoning cases quadruple in children after legalisation

The risk of cannabis poisoning in children increased fourfold after the drug was legalised for medical or recreational use in different locations, primarily due to edibles

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Alcoholic fruit may help plants recruit mammals to spread their seeds

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Nematode worms get the ‘munchies’ after having cannabis-like substance

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Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

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Wine experts’ unique nasal microbiome may affect their smell and taste

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