Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia. When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of ...

New Zealand's vital underwater kelp forests are being decimated by flooding debris swept into the ocean after severe storms. University of Canterbury Marine Science Distinguished Professor David ...