Seaweed is found around the world. In fact, the name "seaweed" comprises a diverse range of species, from microscopic phytoplankton to the giant forests found in various bodies of water. Seaweed ...

Veronica Gibson, a UH-Manoa postdoctoral researcher, said the invasive seaweed species, such as the spiny seaweed, grow too quickly and out-compete native limu seaweed species. “If we were to restore ...

An international seaweed research program has today released a landmark report outlining the threats facing global seaweed habitats. The report highlights how human-induced threats, including global ...

Australia’s Great Southern Reef is built not by coral but by seaweed. The seaweed forests on these rocky reefs stretch more than 8,000 kilometres around southern Australia. Amid the swaying fronds ...

Ocean acidification will likely almost triple by the end of the century -- a drastic environmental change that could impact important marine species like fleshy seaweeds, algae that grow vertically ...