According to scientists from the University of South Florida, a carpet of 38 million metric tons of floating seaweed, ...

Sargassum, which is a macro algae releases hydrogen sulfide and ammonia when it breaks down, giving off a rotten egg smell that could turn away tourists.

The Mexican Caribbean could be in for its worst sargassum season yet, with the Navy warning that arrivals along the Quintana Roo coast may run more than 75% above historical averages during March and ...

Florida International University has a Sargassum Watch website for tracking sargassum. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a weekly sargassum inundation risk site. University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record amount of sargassum is lurking in the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Florida, and could blanket Treasure Coast beaches this ...

The area of the Atlantic covered by seaweed set a new all-time record in April, a sign that could spell trouble for Florida beaches this summer. In fact, scientists announced May 1 that the total ...

Floating seaweed can travel long distances to new territories and accumulate in large mats or wash ashore in huge quantities.

A new study estimates Sargassum seaweed costs Florida billions of dollars annually in economic damages. The Southeast Florida region, including Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, faces the most ...

I was off work last week to spend time with family at the beach. The vacation was amazing, and I was thankful to get away, but when we arrived in the Dominican Republic, we encountered something we ...

Florida's beaches are hit by smelly sargassum blooms. A new study estimates costs at $3.63 billion annually. Here's why it ...