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red fronds of kelp in low tide
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Palmaria Fronds

A red alga with leafy, red fronds similar to lettuce, dulse (Palmaria palmata) is a...
Kelps are large, brown algae that grow along coasts around the world, especially in cooler regions.
Article

What is a Sea Vegetable?

Take a trip to the produce aisle in any Western country’s grocery store and you...
February 2021
a frond of red algae
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Fronds of Nori

Nori grows as paper thin fronds. ...
three pieces of sushi with chopsticks
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Nori Wraps

Nori is a seaweed used to wrap the inner contents of sushi rolls.  ...
spindles of magnified green algae
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Stringy Algae

Spindles of magnified cyanobacteria of the Lyngbya genus.  ...
spindles of magnified green algae
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A Cancer Fighter from the Sea

The medicine cabinet may seem like a mysterious treasure trove of pills that cure...
March 2021
a magnified image of a diatom
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Diatom

An Amphora sp. diatom is a marine diatom common in near shore habitats. ...
A bloom of algae from up above
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What Exactly Is a Red Tide?

Drifting throughout the ocean, invisible to the naked eye, are innumerable...
August 2018
A bloom of algae from up above
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Algae Bloom Brings a Red Tide

An algae called Karenia brevis can bloom into a sea of red when there are...
Screenshot from video with large kelp leaves floating in the ocean.
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A Kelp's Slime

Kelp provide a home for microbes to grow on—they're the reason kelp are so slimy....
Wed, 07/03/2019 - 15:55
A screenshot from the video of seagrass in Chesapeake Bay.
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Seagrasses and Light in the Chesapeake Bay

Seagrasses growing on the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay rely on light to...
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 09:35
Screen shot of "Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour" with aerial view of the Earth in Google Earth.
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Sea Grapes: A Google Earth Tour

“Sea grapes” may sound like something Poseidon would snack on, and not a killer...
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 10:16

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