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Bay Area researchers find Great Pacific garbage patch teeming with life

Scientists say one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet has become a substitute environment for dozens of species.

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Thousands of little blue alien-like creatures wash up on beach leaving locals baffled

Thousands of little blue alien-like creatures wash up on beach leaving locals baffled
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Plastic debris at Garbage Patch colonized by coastal species

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the large expanse of marine debris in the ocean, is home to new communities of coastal species, researchers have found.

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Life Is Finding a Way on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Researchers found coastal invertebrates, anemones, and even crabs living on plastic far out in open ocean.

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Ocean species found living on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Species originating on the coast are capable of surviving and reproducing on plastic debris that may have travelled thousands of miles, US researchers report.

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