Deliciously Invasive Episode 7 features Dr. Kevin discussing the culinary applications of Kelp Chili Crisp. The video ...

When behavioural ecologist Michael Weiss spotted a Salish Sea orca holding a green object in its mouth, he chalked it up to ...

New research documenting orcas using seaweed as a tool for grooming is further evidence of the species’ complex social ...

Researchers focused on the Salish Sea have made an intriguing discovery about Orcas. These whales, which have continually ...

Scientists have spotted a subset of killer whales using seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, marking the first known identification of “tool” usage by marine mammals.

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

Other animals including some early humans, non-human primates, sea otters, elephants, and bird species are known to use ...

Kelp refers to more than 100 species of large brown seaweed. After coral reefs, kelp forests are among the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth. They provide both food and shelter to ...

You probably won’t see fresh dulse, ogo or bull kelp next to the cilantro on your Whole Foods run. But the seaweed enthusiasts I met at the annual California Seaweed Festival, are not ready to give up ...

Climate Lab Environment Local News Northwest Puget Sound Science A look inside Puget Sound’s declining bull kelp beds Oct. 23, 2024 at 6:00 am Updated Oct. 23, 2024 at 6:00 am By Conrad Swanson ...

Hidden beneath the surface of our coastal seas are towering forests - of kelp. These underwater ecosystems are as crucial to our environment as their land-based counterparts.

Reports show over the past century and a half bull kelp in the region has declined 90%, but a new partnership with the Squaxin Island Tribe looks to protect these critical marine habitats ...