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?

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Scientists suggest seaweed could help fight climate change and offset carbon emissions. Ocean Rainforest recently won funding from the US Department of Energy to build a similar system in ...

Forget epsom salts and wave goodbye to magnesium flakes – seaweed is the latest bath-time addition promising soft skin and soothed muscles. Baths can be divisive: you either love them or hate them.

Julia Child reporting fellow Gabriela Glueck heads to Humboldt to speak with a community of seaweed evangelists.