U.S. Department of Energy has invested $55 million in seaweed biofuel research Whale biologists worry kelp growing gear could entangle critically endangered North Atlantic right whales Seaweed ...

Oceans, rivers and lakes are chockful of thousands of underwater plants and algae collectively described as seaweed. Demand for seaweed — kelp, specifically — has exploded as scientists have confirmed ...

The Dominican Republic is waging an ongoing battle to clear its world-famous beaches of sargassum seaweed, as massive ...

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Jan. 19 that seaweed-based biofuel could compete with the cost of other biomass, such as corn, sugarcane and cassava, which required a vast amount ...

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Belize is developing a pilot project to convert the masses of foul-smelling sargassum seaweed swamping its pristine beaches into biofuel, its prime mi Friday, June 27, 2025 🔍 ...

Turning sargassum into energy is the long-term goal of Quintana Roo's new Comprehensive Sargassum Sanitation and Circular ...

There is increasing interest in developing ways to put the exploding mass of sargassum to use. In Jamaica, it’s being turned into a biofuel, which can also help offset pressure on native forests.

In Miami-Dade County, last year’s seaweed cleanup budget ran $3.9 million, and this year the county is estimating perhaps $6 million in expenses.

In Cape Cod Bay, 10-year-old Pilgrim and her calf skim the water's glassy surface alongside the Shearwater research vessel to feed on tiny crustaceans.

This is a special encore segment of “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley.” This originally published on Sept. 8, 2023. Oceans, rivers and lakes are chock-full of thousands of underwater plants and ...