The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach debris, but they ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins. But how ...

Sea otters help recover the kelp forests they depend on. Now scientists know how - While threatened by climate change, otters are key to protecting their ocean ecosystems ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

No. 2 Duke has established that next-man up mentality, and the Blue Devils might need it again Monday night in their home finale against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils used various lineup ...

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia. When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia ...

No. 2 Duke has established that next-man up mentality, and the Blue Devils might need it again Monday night in their home finale against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils used various ...

"You can see a huge difference just when you go free diving for fish, in places where there used to be kelp everywhere, and covering the rocks," he says. "Now it's bare, it's like a forest that's ...