But if this robot can successfully tackle the seaweed, it may go on to help fight an even bigger bad guy: climate change. This robot's first foe is a 5,500-mile long blob of seaweed ...

Virtually absent from most present-day Western diets, seaweed and aquatic plants were once a staple food for ancient Europeans, an analysis of molecules preserved in fossilized dental plaque has ...

Seaweed might be the greatest untapped resource we have on this planet. It can be used as a nutritious food, an alternative to plastic, and could even help to restore our oceans tackle climate ...

Seaweed farming leads to a build-up of carbon in the sediments underneath the seaweed beds — potentially contributing to climate-change mitigation 1. Carlos Duarte at King Abdullah University of ...

Sargassum, a smelly seaweed, may be coming soon to a Gulf beach near you. Here's what to know. Sargassum drifts westward in the Atlantic with prevailing winds and currents, floating in the water ...

A woman sunbathes on a beach during the sargassum seaweed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on June 3, 2025. REUTERS. As part of the Mexican government’s response, officials planned to focus on ...