Sargassum, a type of seaweed that has overwhelmed tourism hot spots in recent years, has reached record quantities in the Gulf, Caribbean and West Atlantic, according to tracking by the University of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Sargassum, that stinky brown seaweed that washes up on Mexican Caribbean shores, made an early appearance this year. Officials and hotels are doing what they can to make it less of an issue for ...

Scientists are predicting a record year for the nuisance algae, and the Mexican Caribbean is taking note.

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 ...

Read full article: Record amount of stinky seaweed may soon pile up on Florida beaches. Here’s what to know CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Like it or not, it’s that time of year again when large clumps of ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sargassum is washing up along the entire Texas coast and locally on Padre Island and Mustang Island. Experts said it is a challenge to determine how much of the floating brown ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

This seaweed exhibits erratic behavior depending on climatological changes, ocean currents, and even tropical storm and hurricane seasons. Tourists do not want piles of decaying seaweed and brown ...

A record amount of sargassum seaweed is lurking in the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Florida. Sargassum is a yellowish-brown floating macroalgae that crabs, sea turtles, shrimp and other marine life ...