Home to a particularly high diversity, the UK is a special place for seaweeds, with over 650 species. Understanding more about them is critical to protecting marine environments. Seaweed creates ...

researchers have found that wild kelp “forests” can shelter more than 800 species of marine life. Kelp and other algae are high in minerals and fiber and have gelling properties. Those traits ...

Seaweeds have been exceptionally resilient organisms, outlasting the dinosaurs (which first appeared 230 million years ago) and surviving other mass extinction events. But rising ocean temperatures ...