The debate over whether bay leaves actually do anything in cooking is ongoing. While some chefs swear that they add a vital flavor profile, others — including celebrity chef Ina Garten — have ...

A giant sea bass swims amid kelp at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Kelp is highly sensitive to environmental changes. Fluctuations in temperature, light availability, nutrients and ...

Chef Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods hands out samples of kelp "meatballs" at an Introduction to Global Public Health class. (Photos by Lee Pellegrini) A new nutritious, sustainable, ...

A new study sheds light on the power of keystone species, which could help ecologists in other environments.View on euronews ...

Seagrasses, which are plants adapted to live in the sea, are different from kelp and other algae in that they have roots, veins, leaves — and even flowers and fruits. Seagrass meadows serve as ...

Much to his dismay, longtime kelp farmer Shigeki Aiki found that his konbu seedlings had many fewer leaves that were to be processed for food. Only one to two out of every 10 survived the high ...