Want to drink beer for a good cause? You’ll be doing just that if you purchase a four-pack of Headlands Brewing’s new Otter Worldly. One dollar from each four-pack sold will go toward ...

Edinburgh is a famously green city, with its multitude of parks, hills and waterways. From the air, its natural character is immediately striking. “The fabulous green city” was the theme of Keith ...

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of ...

The Vancouver Aquarium says its 10 sea otters have started celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup early, with just 100 days to ...

We are watching the end of Willapa Bay’s ecosystem in real time,” says shellfish farmer Warren Cowell, just after tallying ...

With little money but a head full of dreams, Nick Blanco was determined to build a cabin out of ancient driftwood — if only ...

Mustelids are among the most tenacious predators in the natural world, combining intelligence, aggression, and adaptability in compact, muscular bodies. From sea otters that control entire kelp forest ...

The decline of California's kelp forests since the marine heat wave of 2013–17 has seen only minor recovery despite heroic efforts at restoration carried out by scientists, fishermen, coastal tribes, ...

Giant kelp and bull kelp forests create habitats that support an amazing diversity of sea life, and their floating canopies are a prominent feature at the surface of California coastal waters.

A mother sea otter float with a fuzzy baby sea otter on her chest. - Clinton Harris/Getty Images Once a year, Santa Cruz, California, welcomes a brand new batch of baby sea otters born in the deep ...

In the cool, kelp-rich waters along California’s coastline, a conservation success story is unfolding. Sea otters, those charismatic marine mammals known for floating on their backs while cracking ...