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 forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered ...

The documentary Sequoias of the Sea explore the challenges facing kelp ecosystems in California. It will screen at the Ocean ...

Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp.

Scientists discovered a massive clone specimen of seaweed a known as bladderwrack along the coast of Sweden, stretching some 310 miles. Bladderwrack can propagate both sexually and asexually, and ...

A marine rewilding initiative to restore an underwater kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating "remarkable" results, a wildlife trust has said. The project was launched after the implementation of a ...

Sea otters have powerful teeth and even more powerful bites – an estimated 615 pounds of force. That’s about as much as a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins. Kelp ...