The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

Composer and performer Cheryl E. Leonard discovers the music hidden within rocks, ice, shells and even seaweed, amplifying or ...

Climate change is causing immense damage to the pristine Arctic world. The Arctic sea ice is melting at a rate of roughly 13% per decade during the s ...

Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. In February, the city began vegetating the sand dunes as part of its ...

The Arctic sea ice is melting at a rate of roughly 13% per decade during ... Hence, studying them will help in determining the ecological and socio-economic consequences of kelp consumption.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic ...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-esque circles through the waters of an aquarium in Washington state.