Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

Kelp Forest. Image by ead72 via Depositphotos. Kelp forests are submerged marine ecosystems dominated by towering brown algae that are crucial biogenic entities, nurturing a diverse and interconnected ...

Scientists have made an interesting discovery connecting sea otters to forest recovery, reinforcing their role as a keystone ...

The UK's first national conference on kelp ecology is being held in Brighton.Kelp forests once covered vast areas of the ...

A railway company is helping to restore a vital kelp forest off the Sussex coast. Southern, which operates trains running ...

Playful Australian fur seals were filmed diving through giant kelp forests alongside divers near Lime Bay State Reserve in ...

Research shows the mental processing of climate change information can lead to feelings of anxiety and doom. However, climate ...

The mission marks another step forward in a sprawling, multi-institution effort dedicated to recovering the species that scientists didn’t realize were key for maintaining healthy kelp forests ...

Sea otters are keystone species in kelp forests. Kelp forests rely on the top-down pressure sea otters exert via predation on sea urchins. By controlling the sea urchin population, they help manage ...

When sea otters returned to islands along Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests revive. These forests had been wiped out by unchecked sea urchin populations. However, ...