When enjoying a bit of time on the beach, seaweed can be seen as a bit of a nuisance. The slimy, cold plant is often an eyesore but have you ever considered it might be just what your garden needs?

GROTON — Parked near the shoreline at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus is a boxy white trailer that can easily be mistaken for a storage unit on wheels. But inside, researchers are ...