seaweed
-
Aussie Startup Kelpy Uses Seaweed to Make Plastic a Thing of the Past
Kelpy is trying to helpy.
-
Your Next Fast-Food Order Might Have Seaweed Packaging
Researchers from Flinders University have started using seaweed in an effort to solve the packaging waste dilemmas of the fast-food industry.
-
Scientists Are Racing to Save These Sea Stars From Extinction
Since 2013, a disease exacerbated by overheating oceans has been decimating sea star populations, especially those of one particularly striking variety: sunflower sea stars. Over the course of three years, the illness killed off nearly 91% of the sunflower species’ global population. Now, scientists are fighting to restore the beautiful creatures before it’s too late.…
-
Supermaterial Made From Seaweed Could Replace Bubble Wrap
As a civilisation we are blanketing our planet with plastic. One of the most frightening illustrations of this fact is a prediction that by 2050, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish. Amazingly, a smart solution for reducing our reliance on plastic, and protecting marine life, could come from those very oceans as well.