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

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

A new study sheds light on the power of keystone species, which could help ecologists in other environments. View on euronews ...

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

The melting of glaciers leads to the accumulation of heavy metals in the coastal regions. This affects the kelp-brown macroalgae- as it will lead to the accumulation of heavy metals, which can disrupt ...

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

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.

Seagrass meadows, mangroves and kelp forests are carbon sinks. Restoring or protecting them addresses both biodiversity loss ...

U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced the Help Our Kelp Act, legislation that would provide financial support for America’s kelp ...

The boat bobbed gently off Malibu's Big Rock Beach as a trio of scientific divers wriggled into wet suits and double-checked ...

Sea otters help kelp forests recover by controlling sea urchins, but their impact varies. In British Columbia, recovery was ...

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 ...