Tons of sargassum — seaweed — is floating far out in the Atlantic Ocean. It could begin coming ashore in the spring.

People travel from all over the world to experience the stunning beauty of the Caribbean, but now some of the best beaches ...

NBC Universal, Inc. When Dr. Dennis McGillicuddy fished with his grandfather in the waters off the coast of Miami, he said they looked for sargassum – because seaweed was a sign of life. “ ...

Satellite images show the unusually large mat of seagrass called Sargassum that USF scientists in St. Petersburg are tracking by satellite in the ocean.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — 2025 is likely to be a “major” year for Sargassum seaweed, which occurs in thick mats that sometimes inundate Florida beaches. University of South Florida researchers ...

Is it a sinker or a floater? And where does it go?They're the questions AIMS scientists investigated when they recently ...

According to the January 2025 sargassum update, residents and visitors across the Virgin Islands may soon begin to notice an ...

The western Atlantic had a significant increase in sargassum from November as a result of both local blooms and seaweed traveling west from the waters off Africa. The band of seaweed annually ...

Scientists have used satellite trackers to shed light on the “lost years” of young sea turtles, a period previously shrouded ...

A supercapacitor made from sargassum seaweed nanofibers powers medical devices inside the body, kills bacteria, and naturally ...

In 2024, the total amount of sargassum that had shored up on the coasts of the Caribbean Sea reached 10 million tonnes.