Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving ...

Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving off the coast of Maine. The University of Maine Ph.D. student and his team at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean ...

New research shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging 'chemical warfare' to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming coast. As the ocean warms across its temperate ...

Seaweed and kelp are eaten by both humans and domestic animals all over the world. Several species are used in everything from cosmetics and food additives to fertilizers and medicines. However, ...

Chemicals released by red algae may be preventing collapsed kelp forests along Maine's southern coast from recovering, a new study finds. "Once kelp forests are lost, it's really hard to get them back ...

The nearshore rocky reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel are dynamic places, with populations of fish, mollusks, algae and other assorted sea life shifting in response to currents, storms and a variety ...

The mounds of kelp washed ashore Orange County beaches by recent storms is a visual not so common in recent years. The brown leafy algae had been under attack from a non-native species known as ...

The recent algae bloom in the National Mall's Reflecting Pool highlights a common issue with these diverse, photosynthetic organisms. While often a nuisance, especially toxic cyanobacteria, algae are ...

As the ocean warms across its temperate regions, kelp forests are collapsing and turf algae species are taking over. This shift from dense canopies of tall kelp to low-lying mats of turf algae is ...