Thanks to traces of anxiety meds in waterways, salmon are now bolder, riskier, and possibly one bad decision away from starting a podcast. Researchers say the drugged-up fish are acting less cautious—raising ecological concerns and existential ones. Who knew Prozac could turn salmon into thrill-seeking extroverts with no survival instinct?

Researchers tracked juvenile salmon fitted with slow-release clobazam and saw them dart through hydropower dams two to three times faster, shaving five hours off migration. But this turbocharged behavior could backfire, as less schooling means easier prey for predators—a twist that’s sparking debate on pharmaceutical pollution and aquatic wildlife risk.