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Unexpected Species Are Colonizing Rafts of Plastic Debris in the High Seas
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlastic pollution is creating mobile habitats for species once confined to the coasts. What could...
Scientists discover alarming new effect of plastic pollution in the ocean: ‘[Things are] rapidly...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor years, plastic has been building up in the ocean in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now,...
Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus in Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Inertia via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA marine microbe found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is capable of breaking down the plastic...
Lake Tahoe has higher concentration of microplastics than ocean trash heap
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoResearchers found a startling amount of microplastics in Lake Tahoe. "Its beauty kind of hides the...
In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, new marine ecosystems are flourishing
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has...
Study Finds Shockingly Fast Sea Level Rise Around U.S. Southeast and Gulf Coast
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSea level rise is transforming the U.S. coastline across the country, but researchers have noticed...
Plastic debris at 'Garbage Patch' colonized by coastal species
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 19—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. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch ...