The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

Kelp may be one of the first species to show how coastal ecosystems will respond to the L.A. fires. These forests of fast-growing brown algae provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine ...

A study last year strengthened the link between recovering sea otter populations and the long-term health of kelp forests – the towering brown algae that provide food and shelter for thousands of ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp ...

Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...

by feeding on sea urchins they in turn maintained the health of kelp forests -- dense groups of brown algae that are rich in biodiversity and provide shelter to many species. Estes, University of ...

The idea behind the Krisp and the Kelps' new mascot symbolizes "kelp," which is large, brown algae that form underwater ...

The primary challenge in sequencing the kelp genome lies in DNA extraction ... for future ecological and evolutionary studies of brown algae," said Dr. Li Xiaodong, the study's first author.

“But there are huge implications for the coast.” Forests of kelp, a fast-growing brown algae, provide food and habitat for hundreds of marine species and absorb greenhouse gases that might ...

The marine mammals also help to restore kelp forests, controlling populations of sea urchins that devour the algae. Now, scientists say they know why some places bounce back quicker than others ...