The decline of California's kelp forests since the marine heat wave of 2013–17 has seen only minor recovery despite heroic ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido--Risa Kase likens a couple of accidental encounters that changed the course of her life to being struck by lightning twice. The first time was when Kase was 25 years old and she came ...

Kelp is a community resource enjoyed by many, and it will take all of us to understand and protect it for future generations.” ...

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, ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on May 5, ...

Every summer, students in the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation MAS Program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego spend a week on Catalina Island, one of the Channel Islands off ...

Sunlight streaming through a forest of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, off Catalina Island, California, USA. (Photo by: David Fleetham/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Scuba divers ...

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Nine beauty brands, including Pamela Anderson’s Sonsie and Krave Beauty, are joining Kelp CoLab – a new initiative aimed at ...

Limited research suggests that kelp may support weight loss and thyroid function, but more studies are needed to verify this. While kelp is very nutritious, the evidence for other benefits is limited.

Struggling kelp forests like those along the California coast show why 'out of sight, out of mind' is not good climate change ...