The combination of organic sea kelp, blue-green algae, and red algae provides a natural source of iodine, trace minerals, and amino acids, which are essential for a healthy thyroid. We appreciate ...

Sea moss is rich in nutrients—but it can also contain dangerous levels of heavy metals and iodine. Here’s what to know before ...

These marine plants and algae are sometimes called “sea vegetables”—but there are reasons beyond gastronomy to appreciate them. Kelp, in particular, has the potential to greatly reduce ocean ...

Today, we find algae in our food, in both ordinary and unexpected places. Brown algae, especially kelp, are used to extract another gel-forming product called algin. Algin absorbs water to make gels ...

Sargassum floats near the water’s surface, while kelp is anchored to rocks on the ocean floor. Both of these types of algae feed and give shelter to other marine life, including fish, turtles, ...

Kelp forests tower above the ocean floor, with the large brown algae providing food and shelter for thousands of species.

“They do eventually come to an end,” he says. Usually, that’s when really extreme changes occur. And when he looks at the moments in the past when the climate changed dramatically, and he looks at ...

Holsberry is an artistic scavenger, collecting bits and pieces of natural artifacts from Bay Area beaches; bird nests, kelp, animal bones, shells. She hauls them back to her studio where she ...

The larvae from the kelp fly can be grown on by-products from algae farms. The larvae are rich in protein and can work well as a sustainable ingredient in fish feed.

along with kelp smoothie cubes, power bars, dried dulse, bath and body items and the opportunity to learn how to identify seaweed species and view algae-inspired works by local artists.