Hagfish shoot slime that clogs gills and deters predators. Learn how they do it, why it's important, and how it could help humans too.

Creatine monohydrate is the most common (and well-studied form), and it usually comes in a powder that you can mix into water ...

Organic particles that settle on the seabed ensure CO2 stays locked. However, natural gel-like substances slow down this ...

You get a hernia when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. Hernias often happen where the belly wall is weaker, such as ...

In this study, a calcium alginate carbon aerogel (CCA) as an adsorbent for various types of dyes was fabricated from sodium alginate by wet spinning, cross-linking, drying, and high-temperature ...

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...

A 12-week randomized trial found that daily intake of boiled kombu (Laminaria japonica) powder reduced body fat and raised ...

Wilkerson molds and casts your hand with alginate and plaster, creating a memorable, personalized DIY project.

One of the brand’s most trusted products is the Celluheal Calcium Alginate Dressing, designed to manage moderate to heavily exuding wounds. Made from natural alginate fibers blended with collagen, the ...

Sodium alginate needs the presence of calcium ions to gelify. For this reason, the contribution of the calcium source in a fish muscle mince added by sodium alginate, makes gelification possible, ...

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...