It’s low tide around North Uist, a remote island off the West Coast of Scotland. Dark tendrils of seaweed lie glistening on the rocky shore, and a lone figure in orange waders moves methodically ...

The number of living creatures of all orders whose existence intimately depends on kelp is wonderful.” —Charles Darwin There ...

Facing a massive bill and a looming federal deadline, town officials in Conception Bay South, N.L. are turning to algae for ...

Move aside, kale, because it’s seaweed’s turn to be the hot, nutritious green. After all, it’s extremely nutritionally dense, a regenerative crop, only needs sunlight and sea water to grow ...

The complex landscape protects seaweed from herbivores, enabling it to quickly colonize the reef and outgrow young coral. The results appear in the journal Global Change Biology. Coral reefs are busy ...

Korean seasoned seaweed is being recalled after a packaging mix-up led to sesame not being declared on the label, risking allergic reactions in some people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Unless gathered absolutely fresh, seaweed tends to be sold dried. It is available fresh from May to June. Carrageen, or Irish moss, is used as a vegetarian gelling agent in some processed foods.

The main event is a family friendly festival from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Wharfinger Building in Eureka.

In Okayama Prefecture, seaweed is harvested from winter to early spring. We visit a couple who farm seaweed and enjoy okonomiyaki savory pancakes and fun stories at a local eatery.

Lawnsmith’s Ben Agnew said seaweed can be used to promote good lawn health and provides many benefits for your lawn. Ben said: “Seaweed promotes good lawn health and biological activity within ...

“Outerknown is a brand founded by surfers with the ocean always top of mind, so Keel Labs' work with seaweed-based fibers instantly resonated with us when we learned about it,” he say ...

In addition, eating too much kelp could have negative effects. Kelp is a large type of seaweed that grows in shallow oceans in areas called kelp forests. There are about 30 kelp varieties.