Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit. A Bay Area startup has figured out a way to replace these plastics, with a plant that grows abundantly off the coast.

Seaweed farming is a rapidly expanding global industry. As a food resource, it has high nutritional value and doesn’t need fertilisers to grow. Seaweed provides valuable habitats for marine life ...

“The seaweed on these bare rocks is very slippery,” says Jayson Byles, as he balances on boulders at Kingsbarns Beach near Fife, in eastern Scotland. The view is pleasant now that the rain has ...

Seaweed, often seen as a nuisance on our summer beach trips, can actually provide valuable nutrients and minerals to our plants. Used as a mulch or liquid, it can boost root health. But how does ...

Amrita University has distributed essential seaweed farming equipment to 115 women as part of its ‘Blue is the New Pink’ initiative, a flagship campaign launched in 2024. The project ...

The seaweed forms large forests from the surface down to a depth of 10 metres. Fish fry, snails and crustaceans thrive here, and the kelp forests also provide an important habitat for larger fish.

MÉRIDA, Mexico - The Mexican government has announced plans to intensify efforts to combat the annual influx of sargassum seaweed along the shores of its major tourism hubs, as the seasonal ...

Named one of the biggest travel trends of the year by some of the biggest brands in travel, "astrotourism" is booming after a ...

One of Henry’s undergraduates, Brittney McKenzie, commuted to the lab every day past resort beaches covered in brown mounds of invasive sargassum seaweed. “Why don’t we look at sargassum?” ...