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Animals, Environment

Prozac’s Latest Users Are Hungry Starlings — NOVA Next | PBS

July 16, 2015August 27, 2018 abbeyinterrante

Psychiatric pharmaceuticals are expelled in human excrement—only to enter wastewater plants and consequently affect wildlife behavior. Source: Prozac’s Latest Users Are Hungry Starlings — NOVA Next | PBS

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Animals

The Strength of Moon Jellies’ Muscles Help Them Perpetually Self-Heal — NOVA Next | PBS

June 26, 2015August 27, 2018 abbeyinterrante

The moon jellyfish’s self-healing properties could change the future of robotics. Source: The Strength of Moon Jellies' Muscles Help Them Perpetually Self-Heal — NOVA Next | PBS

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Wild Chimp Winos May Explain Why We Love Booze — NOVA Next | PBS

June 11, 2015August 27, 2018 abbeyinterrante

Chimpanzees in Guinea have been caught drinking fermented palm sap, suggesting a long evolutionary history of imbibing. Source: Wild Chimp Winos May Explain Why We Love Booze — NOVA Next | PBS

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Endangered Sawfish Are Cloning Themselves to Stave Off Extinction — NOVA Next | PBS

June 4, 2015August 27, 2018 abbeyinterrante

The first case of wild virgin births was discovered in smalltooth sawfish—potentially rescuing them, and others, from extinction. Source: Endangered Sawfish Are Cloning Themselves to Stave Off Extinction — NOVA Next | PBS

Tagged biology, cloning, extinction
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