The crystal-clear blue waters of the Bahamas, a paradise for tourists, are also home to sharks — and a new study suggests these sharks are being exposed to drugs.

Researchers in Brazil and Chile analyzed 85 sharks for the presence of caffeine, cocaine and painkillers.

The study titled, “Drugs in Paradise,” was published by scientists in Brazil and Chile in the journal Environmental Pollution. 

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Of the 85 sharks analyzed, containments of emerging concern (CECs) — such as caffeine, cocaine, and painkillers — were detected in 28 sharks off the coast of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas.

“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of caffeine and acetaminophen detected in any shark species worldwide, and the first report of diclofenac and cocaine in sharks from The Bahamas, an environment commonly described as pristine,” the study noted.

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Scientists analyzed serum samples of tiger sharks, blacktip sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Atlantic nurse sharks and lemon sharks.

“Pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs are increasingly recognized as contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in marine environments, particularly in areas undergoing rapid urbanization and tourism-driven development,” the study’s abstract noted.

In 2025, 12.5 million people visited the Bahamas, according to the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation.

The researchers concluded the sharks with CECs showed altered triglycerides, urea and lactate levels.

Lead researcher and Federal University of Paraná biologist Natascha Wosnick told Science News currents could have transported drug traces from sewage or other sources — but divers are the more likely source.

“It’s mostly because people are going there, peeing in the water and dumping their sewage in the water,” said Wosnick.

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She also said, “The [sharks] bite things to investigate and end up exposed.”

Past studies have focused primarily on the effects of drugs on invertebrates and bony fish, “but sharks — important players in ocean ecosystems — have been largely left out,” said Smithsonian magazine.

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The new data also showed that the sharks with contaminated blood “had changes in some biological markers, which can point to how tissues are functioning. Though the researchers don’t know if the alterations are detrimental, the team says they could lead to behavioral changes,” the same source noted.

New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson appeared to come out in support of former Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey, who was released following his rant against the NBA’s Pride Month.

Ivey posted his rant on social media on Monday. He said it was “unrighteousness” that the league would celebrate Pride Month. Henderson responded to news of his release with a Bible passage.

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“’Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven,’ Matthew 5:10,” the second-year NFL player wrote on X.

Ivey has been posting similar videos with rants in recent weeks, as the 24-year-old has noted in the past he deals with depression.

“The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right?” Ivey said in his latest video. “They proclaim Pride Month and the NBA. They proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim in the streets. Unrighteousness. So, how is it that one can’t speak righteousness? Who are they to say that this man is crazy?”

Ivey said in a separate video that Catholicism was a false religion.

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Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said the organization has employees from “all different walks of life” and Ivey’s comments didn’t reflect the values of the franchise.

“Everybody comes with their own personal experiences, but one is we’ve got to all be professional,” Donovan said prior to Chicago’s game at San Antonio. “I think there’s got to be a high level of respect for one another, and we’ve got to help each other and then be accountable to those standards.”

Ivey has spoken out this season about dealing with depression. He recently started posting lengthy videos about his thoughts on religion on social media.

“I don’t want to get into what he put out there, but certainly, I hope for him he’s okay,” Donovan said. “I’ve had conversations with Jaden and he’s always been about rehabbing his knee and trying to get on the court and wanting to play. But I think organizationally, there are certain standards we want to have as an organization and try to live up to those each and every day.”

Fox News’ Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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“Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” host Nancy Grace said the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother is a painful reminder of her own fiancé’s murder nearly 50 years ago.

Grace’s fiancé, Keith Griffin, was shot and killed by a former co-worker in August 1979 — just months before their scheduled wedding — after the man had been fired by the company.

“When my fiancé was murdered, I didn’t even want to say words. I felt like going out in the dark in the woods and just howling like an animal. I didn’t have words to say,” she said in an emotional interview on a new episode of “Hang Out With Sean Hannity.”

Her fiancé’s murderer was convicted in 1980 and served more than 25 years in prison before being paroled in 2006.

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Grace candidly explained on the podcast the heartbreak of losing her partner to a senseless act of violence just months before they were to tie the knot.

“It was so awful,” she said. “Not just losing him, but to violent crime, stupid, senseless. For what? For nothing! I just couldn’t take it in, especially the dichotomy of having grown up the way I did, in a very loving home. And then that, just before our wedding? It was just too much.”

The true crime host said that Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance resurfaced her grief, saying that Savannah Guthrie’s first televised interview since her mother’s abduction made her want to howl in pain all over again.

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“When Savannah was talking, just her face, and she started talking to her mother when she felt like it was her fault, she said, ‘Oh Mommy, Mommy, I’m sorry, I am sorry,’” she said.

“It took me right back to that moment, those horrible moments when I was lying there in the dark. Feeling like howling, because there just were no words, nothing.”

Grace explained how her fiancé’s murder motivated her career change as she sought to dedicate her life to helping crime victims.

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“I was studying to be a Shakespearean literature professor, and I knew I could just never be happy in a classroom, and that had always been my dream,” she said. “I decided to go back to law school to help other crime victims.”

Grace attended law school at Mercer University and later earned a Master of Laws at New York University, characterizing this era of her life as “a blur.”

“If you look at my books, which I kept, there’s watermarks on them where I would even study in the bathtub,” Grace explained. “And when I would be tired or weary, just when I was prosecuting, I would think about Keith just looking at me with those big blue eyes and I would know it was my duty. This was my duty now.”

Grace’s full conversation with Sean Hannity is now available on the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast.