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. 4:03 The kelp forests off the coast of ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia. When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of ...

Kelp Forest. Image by Serpae via Pixabay. The lush underwater forests of kelp that fringe the Pacific Coastline have long been vital to the region’s ecology. However, in recent decades, these vibrant ...

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

North Coast U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) reintroduced a bill that aims to allocate federal funds to address declining kelp forests, crucial for marine ...

What makes wilderness travel in Tasmania memorable isn’t so much about what you see or do, but the exhilaration, delight, awe, thrill, elation, well-being ...