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

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

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

Sea otters help recover the kelp forests they depend on. Now scientists know how - While threatened by climate change, otters ...

As reports of disappearing bull kelp continue to grow, one tiny Australian island is fighting to keep its industry alive.

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

North Coast’s Chef Director of Research and Development Andrew Wilkinson developed the recipe for the meatballs—a mix of kelp, green chickpeas, brown rice, and spices—during the pandemic when ...

“But there are huge implications for the coast.” Forests of kelp, a fast-growing brown algae, provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine species and absorb greenhouse gases that might ...

He concluded the small mammal was integral to maintaining harmony in coastal reef ecosystems: by feeding on sea urchins they in turn maintained the health of kelp forests -- dense groups of brown ...