This seaweed exhibits erratic behavior depending on climatological changes, ocean currents, and even tropical storm and ...

Millions of tons of seaweed currently floating in the tropical Atlantic Ocean could soon make its way toward the U.S., according to researchers following the phenomenon.

It’s the season for seaweed, and researchers say it’s back with a vengeance: the month of April broke records for the amount of sargassum in the tropical Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

During typical years, the Florida Keys may see widespread reports during the late spring, with more significant impacts across the Florida peninsula during the summer and fall.

Does this mean we're in for a rough year for seaweed? Florida Atlantic University ... of the weed has recently been seen lurking in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. Researchers at the University ...

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands ... as tourists don’t want mounds of sargassum to mar their tropical views. “The tourists check out, and they don ...

Last month, researchers found that the seaweed, or sargassum, increased in March throughout the basin, particularly in the eastern Caribbean and tropical Atlantic. Sargassum usually blooms from Ma ...

The seaweed bloom, larger than in previous years ... According to the study, powerful westerly winds and a change in ocean currents may have moved sargassum into tropical waters farther south, where ...

This all results in more intense growth of sargassum in the tropical Atlantic. The piles of noxious seaweed on the Caribbean islands' white sandy beaches are putting off visitors to these islands ...

and most of the seaweed hanging off the East Coast isn’t on a collision course with Florida beaches. Total Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic and all combined areas reached a new historical ...

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has partnered with the University of the Sunshine Coast, Fiji Ministry of ...