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

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

Home Bargains has slashed the price of a "luxurious" skincare product. The discount chain is living up to its bargain name with its latest StarBuy deals, offering shoppers big savings on branded ...

Sunday, September 21, marks the start of Sea Otter Awareness Week on the Central Coast and across the country. It's a time to celebrate and learn about the, which are an important part of oceanic ...

Bull kelp, the whiplike brown algae seen bobbing in Puget Sound this time of year, has a superpower. Capable of growing up to a foot of new foliage each day, it forms vast underwater forests, the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is moving to protect struggling kelp beds near Squaxin Island as part of a broader push to restore critical marine habitats. On Friday, Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove ...

In Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveal the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery comes more than a decade after the start of the marine epidemic that has ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While they have no backbone, sunflower sea stars (Pycnopodia ...

The sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) can be found throughout intertidal and subtidal coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean, from Alaska to at least northern Baja California, ...