Fossils of kelp along the Pacific Coast are rare. Until now, the oldest fossil dated from 14 million years ago, leading to the view that today's denizens of the kelp forest -- marine mammals, urchins, ...

The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new study. The paper analyzed carbon and nitrogen levels at two mixed-species kelp ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is moving to protect struggling kelp beds near Squaxin Island as part of a broader push to restore critical marine habitats. On Friday, Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove ...

The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday submitted a petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to grant endangered status to the long stalks of kelp that are critical to ...

The kelp forests off the coast of La Jolla are disappearing, and local scientists are stumped as to why they’re not recovering. The two largest kelp forests on the West Coast — off La Jolla and Point ...

Step aside, primates and crows. Thanks to new drone footage, killer whales have joined an exclusive club: the short list of animals that make and use tools. Scientists have discovered that southern ...

A brush with kelp may help some killer whales clean up nicely. The killer whales’ grooming habit was among the first things Michael Weiss and colleagues saw using a new drone with “really intense” ...

Orcas off the west coast of the US are grooming each other with kelp, in a rare sighting of marine mammals manufacturing and using tools. For several years, scientists have been keenly observing 80 ...

A volunteer group in Hastings has launched a project to help bring back kelp forests off the Sussex coast. Kelp - a form of seaweed - was once abundant in the area, but by the end of the 1980s, an ...

Shailene discovers how abalone and purple sea urchin are being sustainably harvested. Shailene Woodley pays a visit to The Cultured Abalone Farm where she meets with General Manager and Partner Doug ...