Arctic kelp absorbs metals from melting glaciers, increasing mercury levels by 72%. This could harm marine life and fisheries ...

Growing kelp for human consumption requires the plants meet certain food safety standards. But industrial applications — like those Qiao is developing — could utilize lower-quality kelp ...

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, ...

Our charter boat pulled up near Train's red boat and watched a crew haul, cut, and bag the glistening green kelp plants that hang in long strips, thousands per line, from ropes submerged in the ...

Kelp may be one of the first species to show how coastal ecosystems will respond to the L.A. fires. These forests of fast-growing brown algae provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine ...