Hammering urchins among new strategies to help Oregon's kelp forests bounce back

Oregon has lost two-thirds of its kelp forests since 2010. Efforts to remove hundreds of thousands of purple urchins might ...

Art created with kelp is the ethereal focus of a new Catalina Island exhibit

THINKING ABOUT CATALINA ISLAND... can summon many animals, plants, and natural wonders to mind — the flying fish might be the ...

Catalina Island's Most Romantic Spot Is A Tucked-Away California Cove With An Underwater Garden

This secluded cove near the town of Avalon on Catalina Island is an underwater oasis for snorkelers and glass-bottom boat ...

To Get the Story, a Land-Loving Journalist Had to Dive Deep

A climate reporter wanted to follow scientists into the Mediterranean Sea. First, he had to learn to scuba dive.