Rapid evolution tied to environmental change
Environmental change can drive hard-wired evolutionary changes in animal species in a matter of generations, report ecologists from Ume� University…
Antidepressants in water induce autism-like gene expression in fish
Antidepressants and other psychoactive medications in water affect the gene expression profiles of fish in a way that mimics the…
Birth control hormones threaten fish fecundity
Writing in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, researchers from Sweden say that traces of many medicines can be found…
Loud Music Boosts Booze Consumption
Published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, a French study has found that loud music in a bar…
Concern Over Environmental Estrogen
Long-term exposure to a synthetic estrogen at levels below those currently found in the environment could have a major impact…