Seaweed plays a critical role in the world's underwater ecosystem. Its cultivation and mass production for human consumption is also a major plus.

Seaweed farming and its surprising benefits 13:07. Many of us think of seaweed as a nuisance -- the slimy, sometimes smelly stuff that clogs fishermen's nets, gets tangled in our ankles in the ...

Seaweed is being reimagined as a plastic substitute, even as cattle feed. But can it thrive in a warming world? Skip to content Skip to site index. Seaweed Is Having Its Moment in the Sun.

All in all, seaweed isn’t my candidate for the new kale. Given that it’s an acquired taste, and that there can be some risk associated with high consumption, I don’t think it’s going to ...

Seaweed has become one of Zanzibar's major crops since seaweed farming was introduced on the Tanzanian archipelago in the 1980s. Exports were valued at $5.2 million for the year ending in May, up ...

Seaweed is piling up on beaches. This robot might be its match : Short Wave A new robot is designed to sink sargassum before the stinky seaweed comes ashore. Blooms of sargassum, a leafy brown ...

Notpla’s seaweed-based products are meant to be composted or dissolved after use – though some are edible, too.

Harvesting seaweed responsibly is key to Melissa Hanson, co-founder of Kelpful, which leads foraging adventures for adults and kids near San Luis Obispo, California.. “We talk about [how] this ...

Seaweed pulls carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and then a significant amount is sequestered—potentially for millennia—when the plant matter eventually sinks down into ...

Seaweed has long been a staple of many cultures, but the Western diet seems to have forgotten it. Is it a healthy ingredient we should be embracing?

Seaweed, they say, contains several minerals that could be used in the manufacturing of a variety of green technologies, which could help to transition away from the use of fossil fuels for energy.