The vast swathes of kelp forest growing along the world’s coastlines are estimated to generate US$500 billion a year on average, making them considerably more valuable than previous studies have ...

Though spatially distinct, the Santa Barbara Channel’s subtidal kelp forests and its sandy beaches are intimately connected. Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the foundation species of rocky reefs, ...

In a remote corner of Namibia, near a ghost town that was once a diamond mining hub, a startup called Kelp Blue is trying to pioneer a new coastal industry. Offshore, the company is now growing a mini ...

A giant sea bass swims amid kelp at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Kelp is highly sensitive to environmental changes. Fluctuations in temperature, light availability, nutrients and ...

Rising ocean temperatures are driving deterioration of kelp forests worldwide, but a University of Otago study hopes to help turn the tide and restore the valuable habitats. Kelp forests are one of ...

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 species ...

Dive into adventure with your favorite underwater explorers, the Octonauts! Join brave Captain Barnacles, daredevil ex-pirate, Kwazii and medic Peso Penguin, along with the other Octonauts as they ...

SAN DIEGO — A California aquarium‘s Halloween spirit runs deep – 12 feet under, to be exact. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography added a fake skeleton from Home Depot to its ...

The giant kelp forest of the Southern Reef is the latest subject to receive a Google Doodle on an important anniversary. The search engine honoured the Australian natural wonder with the graphic today ...

Dive into adventure with your favorite underwater explorers, the Octonauts! Join brave Captain Barnacles, daredevil ex-pirate, Kwazii and medic Peso Penguin, along with the other Octonauts as they ...