Cocaine is in Our Waterways. How are Animals Responding?

Curiosity Daily by Cody Gough

Jun 17, 202625:53Society & Culture

In this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is asking a hard-hitting question: why are scientists giving salmon cocaine? Well, it turns out that the reasoning has less to do with throwing a fish rave and more to do with u...

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