Sea otters play a vital role in maintaining the balance of sensitive kelp forests. Hidden beneath the surface of our coastal seas are towering forests - of kelp. These underwater ecosystems are as ...

The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a needed boost to Northern California’s kelp ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving ...

The weathered UC Davis Marine Laboratory looms in thick fog on the edge of the ocean near Bodega Bay. Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly-needed boost to Northern California’s kelp ...

Underwater kelp forests along Oregon’s southern shore are disappearing at an alarming clip, according to new data by the Oregon Kelp Alliance. The statewide nonprofit quantified those seaweed declines ...

Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new study has found. Kelp provides shelter and food for countless species while ...

Coastal communities are facing stronger storms and rising seas that are eroding shorelines faster than ever before. However, researchers in Scotland uncovered a surprising ally in this fight — one ...

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You might know the phrase “half the park is after dark,” a National Park Service campaign designed to spread out visitors and encourage them to explore in new ways. But to avoid the crowds in the ...

A climate-related catastrophe off the California coast has resulted in the death of 90% of the kelp from San Francisco to Oregon as an explosion of ravenous urchins devours everything in sight. And it ...