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As consumers, we make choices every day. At the grocery store, food decisions can evolve around dietary restrictions, packaging, convenience, preferences and the environment. One snack brand tries to bring that all together...

Bioplastics can be made of many different materials, but furniture made of fishing nets? That's the vision of the Kelp Collection from Interesting Times Gang...

"Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area," says Roberson. "We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska, but this will be the first test...

In the landlocked Swiss town of Davos-Klosters, German designer Julia Lohmann has brought multi-sensory elements of the sea to guests of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 50th Annual Meeting...

Amidst the growing awareness about our planet’s climate crisis, there is now a burgeoning need for more sustainable food resources. In recent years, seaweed has been quite a catch for health-conscious consumers, in turn,...

Could a robotic kelp farm offer an alternative fuel for cars or jets? The founders behind Marine BioEnergy hope so. The startup will soon begin testing a prototype of their kelp elevator, a farm that can move up and down...

The world's oceans are experiencing a tough time. Overfishing, acidification from climate change, pollution, and dead zones have all become major challenges to the health of aquatic ecosystems around the globe. While the...

It seems that kelp can do just about anything. From stabilizing and thickening foods to fertilizing plants, this giant algae has a million different applications. But who could have thought it would make an attractive addition...

Kelp Leaves photo from Shutterstock Ghost ships aren’t the only remnants of Japan’s March 2011 tsunami that are washing up on the shores of North America...