And when you hear "Japanese seaweed salad," the green noodle-like variety you're probably thinking of is wakame. Then there's ...

Wakame — which is commonly included in miso soup, and is the main ingredient in Japanese seaweed salad — is probably the best ...

A type of kelp, wakame is a source of potassium and magnesium as well as iodine (key for thyroid health). On the sustainability front, “kelp forests restore aquaculture and help preserve marine ...

Seaweed, often seen as a nuisance on our summer beach trips, can actually provide valuable nutrients and minerals to our plants. Used as a mulch or liquid, it can boost root health. But how does ...

This story appears in the November 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Name the last place where you saw seaweed on the menu, not including a Japanese restaurant. Drawing a blank?

Despite being a seafaring nation for centuries, it is only in recent years that Norway rediscovered the value of seaweed - ...