This Pharmaceutical Pollutant is Creating ‘Psycho Salmon,’ Causing Them to Display Concerning Behavior

Photo credit: E. Peter Steenstra / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Ryan Whalen. The Debrief – April 10, 2025. Research article: Science.

A pharmaceutical pollutant, clobazam, is appearing in global waterways and altering the behavior of marine creatures, according to new research on psychoactive drugs and their environmental impact. Pharmaceutical pollution is an increasing threat to biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and public health that remains poorly understood. Regions as remote as Antarctica have been affected, […]

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