The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is becoming home to some aquatic species

Scientists have discovered that plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean is now home to marine life. Coastal animals are unexpectedly surviving and even reproducing on floating debris. This new community, formed on plastic rafts, is altering ocean ecosystems. The findings reveal the high seas are not as empty as previously believed, being reshaped by human waste.

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