Toxic Seaweed Spread on French Coast

Mounds of algae are spreading across France's northwestern coast, releasing toxic gas that led to the recent death of a horse and the collapse of the rider. "Ulva Lactuca - more commonly known as sea lettuce - is harmless while living, but when it decays on land it forms a...

Seaweed farm may fuel the future

Issues that confront biofuel are plentiful and Scotland is trying to find new ways to get over these hurdles. "Prof Mike Cowling, science and research manager at The Crown Estate, said: "Given Scotland's rugged...

Scottish Seaweed could 'fuel future'

Scotland could be at the centre of moves to utilise seaweed and algae biomass to be used for fuel and heating.Moves are being made to set up pilot seaweed farms off the West Coast of Scotland to find out which...

Miracle seaweed gel 'could save thousands from heart attacks'

Nature continues to provide us with cures for all manner of things and this breakthrough could see thousands of lives saved as the seaweed gel helps form scar tissue as the heart heals. Even more lives could...

Algae in Qingdao threatens sailing medal hopes

From sea to sky, the stumbling blocks abound as Olympic athletes are not able to train on China's terrain. Several months ago, it was the amount of air pollution that gave the opportunity for Haile...

Seaweed confirms Monte Verde village in Chile is among oldest in the Americas

Seaweed found at an inland settlement in Chile confirms that thevillage is one of the oldest inhabited sites in the Americas anddemonstrates that residents had extensive contact with the coastline,50 miles...

A`lia promoting seaweed, coral reef cultivation among NTT fishermen

"Australian Ambassador Bill Farmer said the Rp6 billion project aimed to create alternative livelihoods for local fishermen so that they did not need to fish illegally in Australian waters. The assistance scheme which was part of a bilateral cooperation agreement between...

Indonesia inviting foreign investment to develop seaweed potential

""Indonesia has a seaweed development potential of 222,180 hectares but only 20 percent or 1,110,900 hectares of the potential has so far been realized with Rp68.2 million spent on development of every heactare," he said. The country produced 1,079,850 tons of seaweed in...

Phytonutrients Fight Disease

Have you had your phytonutrients today? Used to be that fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals were all the nutrients necessary for growth and health. Now we know there's another group of...

Phytonutrients Fight Disease

Have you had your phytonutrients today? Used to be that fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals were all the nutrients necessary for growth and health. Now we know there's another group of nutrients necessary for optimal health -...

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