Kelp forests are submerged marine ecosystems dominated by towering brown algae that are crucial biogenic entities, nurturing a diverse and interconnected host of marine life. These underwater habitats ...
A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp ...
A global report into kelp forests has found they are under threat from climate change. Advocates for the Great Southern Reef say it is not getting the attention it needs. Thousands of ...
Today, Google's doodle shines a light on the Giant Kelp Forests of the Great Southern Reef. This vast underwater forest is located off Australia's coast. It is home to many marine creatures like ...
A new report spells out exactly how much Oregon’s kelp forests have dwindled over the past decade or so — and the picture is bleak. According to a status report released by the Oregon Kelp Alliance in ...
Sea otters in California are helping to protect kelp forests from an invasion of purple sea urchins. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz visits the Monterey Bay Aquarium to talk to research scientists and to ...
Inside, an experiment is playing out that gives a badly needed boost to Northern California’s kelp forests — underwater cathedrals of green and gold that nearly vanished from the north coast a ...
With California's spectacular kelp forests being decimated by invasive sea urchins, scientists are using sea otters to help eliminate the sea urchins. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz goes below the ...
A UC Santa Cruz science diver traversing a kelp forest at the northern end of Carmel Bay. (Photo by Steve Lonhart / NOAA MBNMS) How can California’s kelp forests, which have faced dramatic declines ...