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Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp ...

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Lacking natural predators and able to survive long after food sources are diminished, purple sea urchins are devastating kelp forests, an important carbon sink. The founders of a Newport startup have ...

NEAR OSSINING, New York — In late August, when the cooler afternoons of autumn would soon beckon, 10 members of the ...

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The kelp forests of Scotland enchant snorkelers and divers with their beauty.