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

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp ...

Kelp may be one of the first species to show how coastal ecosystems will respond to the ... The team found that mature giant kelp beds shrank after the 2016 Soberanes fire in Monterey County ...

The boat bobbed gently off Malibu's Big Rock Beach as a trio of scientific divers wriggled into wet suits and double-checked tanks and regulators.

The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on ... “We always thought keystone species control their ecosystem the same way, regardless of ...

“They’re a big sentinel species that are indicators of how our coastal ecosystems are thriving ... The team found that mature giant kelp beds shrank after the 2016 Soberanes fire in ...

Half a million barrels of toxic waste lurking beneath the waves just miles from California’s coastline sounds like the plot ...