Doctors have long touted iodine as vital for healthy thyroid function, but researchers have recently discovered that not all forms of iodine are created equal. Here, a medical doctor and an analytic ...

Kelp forests have declined across the world and governments, organizations and businesses are mounting ambitious efforts to protect and restore 9 million acres of kelp globally by 2040. Still, the ...

When Salomé Buglass was studying underwater mountains in the Galapagos, the marine scientist came across something she didn't expect. "I see these tall, green things just swaying from one side to the ...

The kelp forests that hug the Pacific coastline are an underwater jungle. They're a thicket of colossal algae intermixed with a pageant of life that includes snails, urchins, sea lions, sea otters, ...

Last month, somewhere off the coast of Maine, a small group of researchers and engineers released a series of tiny, floating objects into the water. The team called them “buoys,” but they looked more ...

(ENN) -- As houses slid down California cliffs this winter as a result of El Niño's battering winds and rain, marine scientists were busy studying the effects of El Nino on the ocean floor. Jim Estes, ...