[HIGHLIGHTS] What is the food that could save humanity in the face of a global catastrophe?

Scientists studied what food could save the world from hunger in case nature is affected by a nuclear war, the eruption of a volcano or even the impact of an asteroid. The research is based on a simulation based on the algae Gracilaria tikvahiae, which grows in seas around the world.

Seaweed farms could provide the equivalent of 45% of global food demand in a period of 9 to 14 months, according to the scientists. In any case, this marine food could prevent some 1.2 billion deaths from famine, estimated at 8 billion people.