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, ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were an early lichen or fungus, like a “giant mushroom” ...

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 ...

The company Polar Algae harvests algae for use in several different products. The harvest rotates so that the same areas are only harvested every five years. Photo: Caroline Haukeland, Polar Algae ...

Kelps are structurally complex seaweeds, thought to have first appeared about 23 million years ago. They grow in large, dense groups, which form underwater forests. These large brown algae tend to ...

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.

Giant kelps (Macrocystis pyrifera) are the largest algae in the ocean, growing upward to more than 150 feet. Their forests harbor one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. This story ...

However, our findings suggest that on algae-dominated reefs ... but also for other marine ecosystems such as seagrass meadows ...