A new study reveals killer whales fashion kelp into tools and use them to groom each other, a possible first for marine ...

We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...

Orcas, also known as killer whales, have been documented using an ingenious method to groom one another, a new study reveals, by detaching sections of seaweed to provide a communal back scratch.

Highly productive kelp forests are being touted as a natural climate solution, but do we know enough to count them as such?

Hestir is the principal investigator of KelpFire, a NASA-funded research project that uses remote sensing and on-the-ground observations to track the effects of wildfire runoff on kelp populations.

Her Chatham Kelp Beauty Bar is made with a blend of dried, ground kelp, seaweed extract, a blend of oils and filtered sea water. The bar is one of her best sellers, she said in an interview May 9.

Health-conscious individuals often opt for these supplements, influenced by sea kelp, usually crafted from dried and ground kelp. These health aids come in numerous forms like capsules, ...

See the Lush Kelp Forests Scientists Are Fighting for as Oceans Warm. New research helps the “ocean’s veins” thrive under heat stress. By Avery Schuyler Nunn edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier.

A kelp-dominated reef off the Maine coast. (Courtesy of Shane Farrell) Chemicals released by red algae may be preventing collapsed kelp forests along Maine's southern coast from recovering, a new ...