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
Category: Animals
The Strength of Moon Jellies’ Muscles Help Them Perpetually Self-Heal — NOVA Next | PBS
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
Wild Chimp Winos May Explain Why We Love Booze — NOVA Next | PBS
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
Endangered Sawfish Are Cloning Themselves to Stave Off Extinction — NOVA Next | PBS
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
