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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: In the labs of the University of Santiago, scientists are exploring an unexpected source of energy: slimy, green seaweed.

A group of scientists has discovered a species of algae that is capable of being selectively bred and could help create a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Algae has already been used to produce ...

Gardeners have harnessed the powers of seaweed for centuries. This natural wonder offers a wealth of beneficial properties that can mean happy plants and healthy soil if you use it in your garden.

A brown macroalgae native to the Atlantic’s Sargasso Sea is increasingly a menace to coastal ecosystems and communities across the Gulf of Mexico, ever since mats of the normally beneficial seaweed ...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – Galveston beach-goers have long tiptoed around massive piles of seaweed, often using their children’s plastic beach toys and a few well-chosen expletives to rake away the ...

Seaweed: You find it in chocolate milk, ice cream and sherbet. Mayonnaise, cheese and instant pudding. Latex and cosmetics. Sushi and fertilizers. Now seaweed may have another use: cleaning up soil ...

Unable to afford fertilizer back in the Azores, Raymond Xavier's great-grandfather would gather seaweed and plow it into the ground. The family later made its way to Providence, where Xavier's ...