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

Following January's wildfires, there have been reports of increased debris floating off the Southern California coast, including a viral video that showed a floating debris island off the coast of ...

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

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

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

The marine mammals also help to restore kelp forests, controlling populations ... “We always thought keystone species control their ecosystem the same way, regardless of where they are or ...

An increase in marine heatwaves over the past two years caused billions of dollars of damage around the world and despite warnings interventions were ...

Marine scientists are calling for beachgoers who find weedy seadragons washed up on the shore to photograph them and send details to researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Forests of kelp, a fast-growing brown algae, provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine species and absorb ... are indicators of how our coastal ecosystems are thriving," said Erin Hestir ...