The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the ...

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

The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach debris, but...

I just can’t believe the life that’s disappeared.” Today, the seaweed is depleted by the burgeoning kina population due to a ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has opened a public comment period on a proposal to create a 31-acre kelp farm in ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers ...

A study last year strengthened the link between recovering sea otter populations and the long-term health of kelp forests – ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp ...

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 ...