Their fur is so soft it almost led to their extinction, but otters’ recovery has been a boon to Pacific kelp forests, a key ...

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The United States is home to two species of sea otters that float on the ocean in groups called rafts. Image: Linda Dron. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

The giant sea stars, recognizable for their many arms, kept the urchin population in check, with the help of sea otters, lobsters and some large fishes. That balance allowed the local kelp forests to ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week, and in Morro ...

Stunning microscopic footage has captured the moment a translucent baby sea urchin crawled across a bed of red algae. The video earned fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition ...

FUZZY, FROLICSOME, FASCINATING: Otter enthusiasts regularly make their way to the Central Coast, all to see if they can have a sighting of something furry, whiskery, and wonderful. You never know when ...

On September 10, Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent of 4.60 million square kilometers (1.78 million square miles). The 2025 minimum shares the tenth lowest spot in the nearly ...