In Thai, “lao” refers to any type of alcohol. And because alcohol was traditionally made from fermented rice, the phrase “lao khao” — rice alcohol — essentially refers to Thai-made ...

In the Middle East, it was barley and wheat. In China, rice and sorghum. Alcohol is central to human culture and biology because we were probably drinking fermented beverages from the beginning.

Researchers found that drinking alcohol is especially harmful to people aged 15 to 39 due to increased health risks Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the ...

The Shangshan culture in ancient China's Lower Yangtze region is central to understanding the origins of rice domestication and early alcohol fermentation, according to the study published this ...