Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, protects against coastal erosion and stores carbon. But it's threatened by pollution and climate change. Dozens of local scientists are working to protect ...

Eelgrass, a humble aquatic flowering plant that recently made headlines for its newfound ability to cut down dangerous pathogens in seafood, is a slippery superstar of Puget Sound. Beds of the ...

If methods for growing more eelgrass from seed are successfully developed for bio-based building, it’s possible that from it even more eelgrass could be propagated into the wild.

Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the habitat for a variety of species.

What to know about Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit as Donald Trump visits Everglades site President Donald Trump is visiting Alligator Alcatraz, the temporary migrant detention center in Florida's ...

Eelgrass may become the official marine flora of Massachusetts, thanks to a bill proposed by two North Shore teenagers who want recognition for this little-known but ecologically important plant.

Eelgrass – a humble but critical part of a healthy estuary ­– faces threats across the globe from development, pollution and warming oceans. But in Tillamook Bay, state wildlife officials and ...

Explore Florida’s Big Cypress, where the Miccosukee, residents, and nature lovers cherish their land amid debates over Alligator Alcatraz construction.

Climate change has taken a devastating toll on eelgrass, a kind of seagrass, in some areas of the Salish Sea. Declines of 90% and more have been documented in the San Juan Islands because of a ...

Volunteers gathered in Clinton on Wednesday with the goal of restoring more eelgrass to the Long Island Sound. Their method was to glue eelgrass seeds onto clams. About 20,000 seeds were then put ...

Both researchers and native animals are pushing back against the invasive Burmese Python in the Florida Everglades.