As the sargassum washes ashore, some beaches could be inundated with the stinky seaweed, as they have been in years past.

In Florida, travelers can still find cleaner stretches of shoreline by choosing beaches along the Gulf Coast and using ...

Sargassum is a genus of leafy brown seaweed characterized by its gas-filled sacs called pneumatocysts. These allow the algae ...

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 ...

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 ...

The odorous seaweed Sargassum was spotted on Fort Lauderdale beaches on Friday, prompting concern as many head to Florida for ...

Particularly odorous seaweed known as sargassum has made its return to beaches along South Florida's Atlantic-facing coast ...

As millions of spring breakers flock to Florida in search of scenic beaches, warm weather and the trademark blue ocean waters – they are being met with an unpleasant surprise. An estimated 9.5 million ...

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 ...

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 ...

Record amounts of Sargassum seaweed are slowly moving west and north across the Atlantic Ocean, piling up on the shores of the Caribbean, including some popular spring break destinations. At the end ...