Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating ...

Atlantic salmon exposed to a common anti-anxiety drug migrate faster, according to new research. That's not necessarily a ...

However, modern salmon face a hurdle that was unknown to their ancient ancestors: pharmaceutical pollution that changes their migration behavior. Recently, researchers discovered that when a drug ...

The international study revealed that environmental levels of clobazam, a sedative used to treat sleep disorders, increased the migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild, said a statement from ...

Pharmaceutical pollution can significantly affect wild animal behaviour, including speeding up salmon migration.

Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed for sleep disorders -- increased the river-to-sea migration success of juvenile salmon in the wild.

Wild salmon are swimming quicker due to painkillers and other drugs dumped in rivers and the sea, reveals new research.

Pharmaceutical pollution is rampant across the United States, which has created some of the fastest and most carefree salmon ...