Current estimates suggest that there are around 37.5 million metric tons of sargassum involved in this latest bloom. Despite ...

A brown algae known for its sulfur smell and ability to smother coral reefs is headed toward Puerto Rico and Florida.

Researchers are expecting record levels of sargassum to wash up along the shores of Quintana Roo state this summer.

Share articleAh summertime. Time for gloom and doom, whether it be hurricane predictions, hot tub ocean temperatures, or the ...

Each individual patch of sargassum may only cover a small area. This means a particular beach could see a significant amount ...

Record amounts of Sargassum algae are currently accumulating on the beaches of the Caribbean. This is becoming a problem for humans and animals.

Anti-government protestors clashed with police in the Indigenous Embera community of Arimae, Panama. Sargassum gathered on ...

Millions of tons of seaweed currently floating in the tropical Atlantic Ocean could soon make its way toward the U.S., ...

Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but ...

On a warm May morning, a group of third-graders from Pensacola Beach Elementary huddled around vats of tangled seaweed, ...

A record bloom of sargassum in places like Puerto Rico and Mexico is impacting beachgoers with its strong smell and can cause ...

Blooms of of smelly, toxic seaweed shattered records in May, growing to over 37 million tons and inundating beaches. If it’s not bad enough already, the amount of seaweed is expected to grow ...