In the coastal waters of Maine, a profound ecological shift is quietly reshaping the structure and energy base of marine ecosystems. Over recent decades, kelp forests lining the southern coast of

Protists are polyphyletic singled-celled eukaryotes that underpin global ecosystem functioning, particularly in the oceans. Most remain uncultured, limiting investigation of their physiology and cell ...

Scientists at the University of Barcelona have deciphered how enzymes reshape alginate molecules from brown algae—paving the way for custom-designed, sustainable biomaterials.

Last year, for the first time, global temperatures exceeded 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels. This follows a decade of “record-breaking temperatures,” with the World Meteorological Organization concl...

Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: seawater.

Blue carbon habitats, which exhibit high rates of natural carbon sequestration, typically refer to salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests. Recent studies, however, have argued for the i...

Opinion | Growing kelp may appear like a simple strategy for removing atmospheric carbon, but the practice has many pitfalls.

A giant sea bass swims amid kelp at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Kelp is highly sensitive to environmental changes. Fluctuations in temperature, light availability, nutrients and pollutants can have surprisingly swift consequences on kelp populations, which...

This web-based book celebrates the power of art and science to tell the story of kelp forests on the North Pacific Coast.

Deep-ocean seaweed dumping is not an ecological, economical, or ethical answer to climate-change mitigation via carbon “sequestration.” Without sound …

A team of UVic scientists sought to understand why kelp is resilient in some areas to determine if those lessons could help to recover lost kelp habitats.

Community science tracking floating kelp extent in the Northwest Straits Region