Marine heat waves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end of this century in waters favored ...

The giant kelp forest of the Southern Reef is the latest subject to receive a Google Doodle on an important anniversary. The search engine honoured the Australian natural wonder with the graphic ...

This is not the Amazon or any terrestrial jungle—this is a kelp forest, one of the planet’s most vital yet overlooked ...

Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

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A microscopic kelp forest composed of early life stages. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...

Miller Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 60, No. 6 (2015), pp. 1996-2008 (13 pages) We investigated the patterns and controls of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) production by the giant kelp (Macrocystis ...

This is the plan to keep it that way. Jellyfish float among the fronds of a kelp forest off Isla de los Estados, Argentina. Giant kelps (Macrocystis pyrifera) are the largest algae in the ocean ...

Tell your students that each of them is a scientist who has discovered a new species of animal found in giant kelp forests around the world. First, have the students do a “free write ...

Sage Ono (USA) explores the abundant life around the giant kelp forests in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This location used to be known for giant kelp so thick it blocked out the sun.