Eating low-carbon foods helps reduce emissions, but some foods actually suck up carbon from the atmosphere for good, leaving ...

South Africa's kelp forests hold a world of discovery for snorkelers. Fish such as galjoen, steenbras, and cape knifejaw make ...

California's offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.

The kelp forests of central California, and particularly those within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, have undergone ...

The final week of the year will bring low tides to San Diego's coastline, giving tide poolers one more chance this month to ...

More than 90% of kelp forests have disappeared in Northern California after a devastating underwater heat wave struck the coast. Now, researchers at UC Santa Cruz are trying to save what was left ...

"Maybe our entire society would just shift a little bit." Entrepreneurs hatch plan to address out-of-control sea urchin ...

Oregon State University A report from the Oregon Kelp Alliance found that nearly two-thirds of the state’s kelp forests have died out over the last decade. A multitude of factors appear to be ...

Uni, or sea urchin, is a precious culinary delicacy at sushi restaurants and beyond. However, its population overgrowth is ...

Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp forests, an important carbon sink. The founders of a Newport startup have ...

Japanese partnership to boost kelp forests through sea urchin ranching. Uninomics (Urchinomics) is collaborating with Asahi ...

Scientists on a mission to resurrect Tasmania’s famous giant kelp forests are banking on a coalition of coastal industries and communities to help win an ecological battle for the ages.