Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers ...

A massive bloom of sargassum drenched coastlines of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean earlier this year. Now, the USF College of Marine Science is leading a grant to develop a forecasting ...

TAMPA, Fla. (March 13, 2025) – The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A recent study published in Nature Communications may have identified what drove a tipping point ...

When it comes to tropical escapes that combine sun, sea and sand with access and affordability, it's hard to beat Cancun. Often considered the Las Vegas of Mexico, this economic juggernaut is known ...