Often called the “rainforests of the sea,” kelp forests are bustling ... leaves in a breeze. These forests provide shelter and food for countless marine creatures, from tiny snails and ...

"This will impact ecosystems and communities alike." Scientists take bold new approach to curb growing underwater threat: 'It ...

If you could walk the ocean floor off the coast of Cape Arago in Oregon in the summer, you’d find yourself in the mysterious green depths of a forest of kelp. Look up, and youd ...

Bystanders got the “brilliant” treat of the sun peeking through the clouds, allowing for onlookers to see a humpback whale ...

Warming oceans are wiping out kelp forests. New research shows turf algae release chemicals that stop kelp from growing back.

And yet scientists are studying kelp not just as a casualty of climate change but as a survivor. “Diving into the kelp forest is like falling into a dream,” says Sara T. Gonzalez, a researcher at the ...

The carnivorous sea stars munch on purple urchins ... it could “turn the tide” on resuscitating kelp forests. And there are aspects of the creature’s biology that make it a good candidate ...

4:03 The kelp forests off the coast of Ensenada in Baja California once supported a thriving community of sea creatures. Now much depleted, they need our help to recover. The story goes that ...

A new study offers a reason why Maine's decimated kelp forests may fail to recover: a chemical released by red algae that can ...

It's the trees of this underwater forest, and these kelp forests thrive in part because of animals like sea otters. They're part of a complex love/lunch triangle between predators like otters ...

The cost of climate change on Nova Scotia’s kelp forests has broken Dr. Karen Filbee-Dexter’s heart. But nature’s resilience ...

But while kelp grew back off both coasts, forests in British Columbia ... which slowed down the influence sea otters had on the entire system. The animals didn’t have as strong an effect as ...