Beneath the surface of Canada’s coastal waters lies a hidden world—lush, swaying kelp forests that rival the biodiversity of ...

As a foundational species, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) is vital to the ecosystem of the temperate, shallow, nearshore waters where it grows. When the kelp flourishes, so do the communities that ...

Kelp once formed “underwater rainforests” on the California coast, but these fragile ecosystems have largely disappeared. At a marine lab near the Bay Area, scientists are trying to bring them back.

(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, ...

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Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb more and more carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought that this acidity is negatively affecting marine life, and ...

This series of images shows the growth of juvenile kelp plants on ‘green gravel’ in the laboratory. Paz-Lacavex seeds small rocks with kelp spores to make green gravel in the laboratory. A tiny kelp ...

Could kelp burgers really taste like meat? It’s probably not a question most people have ever asked themselves. In fact, up until a few months ago, this writer never even knew kelp burgers existed.