From touch pools to coral reef habitats, this Southern California aquarium offers cool ocean breezes, family fun, and a deeper connection to marine life.

Fueled by a marine heat wave that year that scientists dubbed “the blob,” and key predators absent, urchins devoured more than 90 percent of bull kelp forests in Northern California.

Scientists are protecting or expanding kelp forests in Baja California, Southern California, Oregon and Washington’s Puget Sound. Locally, Hughes is also restoring kelp at two sites in Mendocino ...

Journey into the depths of California's kelp forests, the towering underwater ecosystems facing the challenges of climate change.

Scientists are protecting or expanding kelp forests in Baja California, Southern California, Oregon and Washington’s Puget Sound. Locally, Hughes is also restoring kelp at two sites in Mendocino ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast Avery Schuyler Nunn The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began ...

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

Scientists are protecting or expanding kelp forests in Baja California, Southern California, Oregon and Washington’s Puget Sound. Locally, Hughes is also restoring kelp at two sites in Mendocino ...

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

Discover Ensenada's thrilling outdoor adventures from ATV trails and whale watching to ziplines across wine country. These five cruise excursions offer unforgettable experiences showcasing Baja ...

People who dress and act as mermaids in California are helping remove sea urchins and save kelp forests along the coast.

Divers recently sought evidence of the Palisades fire's underwater toll, particularly its effect on a vital anchor of the coastal ecosystem: kelp.