A massive stretch of bladderwrack seaweed in the Baltic Sea has just been revealed as one of nature’s biggest surprises. For years, scientists assumed it was a diverse population of marine ...

Most of us probably get our seaweed by ordering rolls at a sushi restaurant or in packaged-snack form from the grocery store.

Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species of bladderwrack for the Baltic Sea is in fact a giant clone of common bladderwrack ...

Buoyant seaweed doesn’t need lignin for support so it breaks down all the faster. After just a week or two, a mop of bladderwrack still holds the same shape, like a memory of itself, but has turned ...