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

Rotting seaweed has been ruining Caribbean beaches, and the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is to blame. But the problem is ...

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

Just as experts thought Mexico’s sargassum season was over, the seaweed came back with a vengeance, covering beaches in ...

By the beginning of June this year, approximately 38 million tons of Sargassum drifted towards the coasts of the Caribbean ...

It can be used to wrap sushi rolls or serve as a pestilent, sometimes smelly, nuisance for beachgoers. But is that really all seaweed is good for?

Algae blooms occur regularly in the carribean, the Gulf of Mexico and northern south america, driven by upwelling of ...

The 21-year-old biology major was named a Rhodes scholar for her research on ways to turn sargassum seaweed into a source of ...

All stories of Caribbean pirates and round-the-world sailing refer to the Sargasso Sea and the Doldrums, a windless, ...

There was a time when Cancún felt like paradise. The turquoise waters, white sand beaches, and endless margaritas made it the ...

Will was a Senior Managing Producer with Insider's News & Documentary team. He ran the Anthem Award-winning environmental ...