Urban light pollution disrupts nighttime melatonin in wild nurse sharks
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A study has found that urban light pollution affects the nighttime hormones of wild nurse sharks, disrupting their melatonin levels. The research suggests that artificial nighttime light alters the sharks' physiology, although the specific boundaries and effects of this disruption are still being explored. The impact of city lights on shark biology is a key finding of the study, which sheds light on the biological changes caused by urban light pollution.
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