While kelp forests persist along northern Maine's rocky coast, kelp abundance has declined by as much as 80% on the southern coast in recent decades. In its stead, carpet-like turf algae have ...

Highly productive kelp forests are being touted as a natural climate solution, but do we know enough to count them as such?

While kelp forests persist along northern Maine’s rocky coast, kelp abundance has declined by as much as 80% on the southern coast in recent decades. In its stead, carpet-like turf algae have ...

In terrestrial forest and coral reef environments, scientists have long understood how this sort of "state shift," as this foundational habitat change is called, can alter food web dynamics.

New research has revealed that the decline of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine is reshaping marine food webs and energy dynamics. Scientists found that predator-prey interactions and nutrient flow ...

In regions like California, Tasmania, and British Columbia, kelp forests are key parts of the coastal food web. They also support commercial fisheries and ecotourism. When kelp declines due to warming ...

Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new ...

KelpFest will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A kelp talk will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Meet at the Cobblestones on Main Beach Park.

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef ...

HOUSTON — Junk food warning labels are coming soon to a store aisle near you. The Texas Legislature just approved a bipartisan bill that requires a clear warning for processed snacks, baked ...