Massive Sargassum blooms sweeping across the Caribbean and Atlantic are fueled by a powerful nutrient partnership: phosphorus ...

Upwelling of deep water rich in phosphorus supports an N-fixing symbiont that lives on Sargassum algae, giving the algae a ...

The area of the Atlantic covered by seaweed set a new all-time record in April, a sign that could spell trouble for Florida beaches this summer. In fact, scientists announced May 1 that the total ...

Research identifies ocean upwelling as key driver behind massive sargassum blooms in the Atlantic, revealing new marine ...

It's heating up, Memorial Day weekend is coming, and everyone's heading to the beach. Unfortunately, so are tons of toxic seaweed. Sargassum is a beneficial resource in the Atlantic. But on Florida's ...

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 ...

Record amounts of sargassum seaweed are predicted to impact Florida beaches this summer. The seaweed bloom, larger than in previous years, is fueled by rising ocean temperatures and nutrient-rich ...

A University of South Florida researcher thinks he has figured out why there’s so much brown, moss-like algae that causes that rotten egg smell on the Caribbean Sea and Gulf Coast beaches. Biological ...

Large and often smelly brownish-colored algae blobs are headed for South Florida shores once again. But this time, they’re even bigger. In fact, the amount of sargassum seaweed aimed at Floridians ...