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

Kelp forests are underwater thickets of algae that keep the world’s oceans rich with biodiversity. And scientists just ...

Buy a rare 500-acre petrified forest estate in Calistoga, Northern California. A historic landmark, it’s a serene retreat in the heart of wine country.

Hunting white seabass off the coast of Catalina is the pinnacle of Southern California spearfishing. Here's what it takes.

Restoring underwater kelp forests by culling overgrazing sea urchins would deliver significant financial benefits, a new study has found.

Dark Kelp Forest in California. Image via Depositphotos. Kelp forests, akin to terrestrial rainforests in their biodiversity and complexity, provide habitat, food, and protection for a multitude of ...

Using aerial and satellite maps of kelp occurrences, and measurements of kelp productivity, and coastal ocean transport models, the team built a national kelp forest database to take stock of the ...

Seaweed and kelp are critical for life on Earth Forests and beds filter excess nutrients and sequester carbon through photosynthesis. 70% of our oxygen comes from the ocean, with kelp forests being an ...

Through footage from a drone more than 100 feet in the sky, the researchers watched orcas yank out sections of the stem of bull kelp, a giant seaweed that forms vast underwater forests in coastal ...