Sargassum remained at very high levels across the Atlantic basin during June, with the seaweed continuing to affect ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

The algae originally come from the Sargasso Sea, located east of Florida. However, since 2011, researchers have repeatedly observed the so-called Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a gigantic carpet of ...

Blooms of yellowish-brown seaweed along the Equator are breaking records and defiling beaches, while a centuries-old patch farther north is disappearing. By Eric Niiler A 5,500-mile blob of seaweed in ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. People sit on the sand in south beach, Miami during the seasonal surge of Sargassum seaweed, ...

Massive Sargassum blooms sweeping across the Caribbean and Atlantic are fueled by a powerful nutrient partnership: phosphorus pulled to the surface by equatorial upwelling and nitrogen supplied by ...