The perfect hemostatic material should be capable of rapidly controlling substantial hemorrhaging from visceral organs, veins, and arteries. Ideally, it should be biodegradable, biocompatible, easily ...

A new research project led by James Cook University (JCU) and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is investigating the use of seaweed as a potential alternative to traditional cell culture ...

The alginate-degrading enzyme BoPL38 of the human gut bacterium Bacteroides ovatus CP926 degrades all three polysaccharide structures found in alginate, a major constituent of brown macroalgae, making ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals.

New research provides fresh evidence for this, documenting how these marine mammals use stalks of seaweed as tools to groom each other - as in, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." ...

Seaweed and kelp are critical for life on Earth Forests and beds filter excess nutrients and sequester carbon through photosynthesis. 70% of our oxygen comes from the ocean, with kelp forests being an ...

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced on Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of marine mammals making ...

While seaweed’s uses span the food, industrial, agricultural and energy sectors, not all farmers are aware of these markets, so the training kicks off with a fresh look at its potential for them. The ...

Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced Monday, in what they said is the first evidence of ...