Could kelp burgers really taste like meat? It’s probably not a question most people have ever asked themselves. In fact, up until a few months ago, this writer never even knew kelp burgers existed.

describe characteristics of a kelp forest ecosystem. explain the interactions between habitats and species. give examples of producers, consumers and scavengers in a kelp forest. draw and label the ...

An international team is calling for a US $14 billion investment to protect and restore one of the planet's most valuable and ...

Learning to surf in northern California, we learned to love kelp. Not so much its tendency to snag our boards while sliding down a wave, but for other reasons. Anchored to the rocky bottom with strong ...

Not many farmers wear a wetsuit to work. But Tom Ford isn’t running your average farm. Instead of a tractor he drives a motorboat. And rather than chase away insects and rodents, he fights off prickly ...

Marine BioEnergy is collaborating with a research team at the University of Southern California, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies. US Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency ...

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

The leaves resemble brown lasagna noodles when they wash ashore on coasts around the world. Like many other seaweeds, sugar kelp has all sorts of uses. The leaves of Saccharinalatissima provide a ...

A highly invasive form of brown kelp native to Japan has spread throughout the San Francisco waterfront since it was discovered three years ago and could threaten native species and ecosystems if ...

This story is part of our summer series "Beachcombing," in which KPCC reporters will explore the ecology, economy and culture of Southern California's beaches and coast. Let us know what you think in ...

HOOD CANAL — Scientist Joth Davis unspooled 150 feet of line holding thousands of tiny spores of kelp into Hood Canal, while Brian Allen dived underwater and affixed the line to a buoy. Submerged ...

Kelp forests are the marine mirror images to the towering redwoods onshore, the scaffolding that supports the image of the classic northern California coastline. But these oceanic forests are ...