At the United Nations Ocean Conference in June, Dominican President Luis Abinader issued an urgent call to recognize the ...

A man walks through sargassum algae at Gaviota Azul beach in Cancun, July 17, 2015. Ninety tons of sargassum, which releases a pungent smell as it decomposes, was cleared by authorities. In the ...

Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but scientists aren't sure why there's so much of it in the first place.

The giant sargassum blobs piling up on the Florida coast might harbor flesh-eating bacteria. Here’s what you should know to stay safe.

The sargassum bloom itself is not a new phenomenon. It’s long provided a home to species from sea turtles to fish as winds and tides push it from the coast of West Africa toward Brazil, up into ...

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a thick mass of leafy, floating seaweed stretching across 5,000 miles of ocean, is forecast to be a nuisance of record-breaking proportions this year. In May ...

Massive amounts of sargassum algae washed up on the shores of Samana as summer began on Sunday in the Dominican Republic, impacting tourism and local businesses, according to residents and local ...

Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, is expected to increase on Florida's shores in the coming weeks. The University of South Florida predicts a significant sargassum season in 2025.

Sargassum season hits its peak from April to August, during the warm months. Since 2011, it has been more abundant in the Central Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America ...

However, despite sargassum being a nuisance to the fishing and tourism industries, it does play a key role in supporting marine life, acting as a jungle by being a nursery and habitat for many ...