The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already broken its own size record by millions of tons — and the growing ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert, once a massive lake, travels across the Atlantic Ocean. This dust, rich in potassium and iron ...

Ocean currents push the patch westward, and mats of algae break off and wash ashore. Mounds of Sargassum piled up on the beach in Akumal in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on March 31, 2023. Federica ...

Stinky seaweed in the "Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt" threatens wildlife, infrastructure, and tourism. This year's 5,000-mile bloom of algae stretching across the Atlantic is one of the largest on ...

A raft of brown-colored seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean is so vast it can be seen from space. Spanning roughly 5,000 miles — about twice the width of the United States — the thick blanket of ...

A record algae bloom is headed for South Florida - What’s that ... Sargassum blooms are massive accumulations of brown seaweed that originate in the Atlantic Ocean and float on the surface of ...

Sargassum algae is having an early, potentially record-breaking bloom in the tropical Atlantic this year. It's a problem for tourism and coastal ecosystems.

Sargassum — the specific variety of seaweed — has long formed large blooms in the Atlantic Ocean, and scientists have been tracking massive accumulations since 2011.

Headlines from various media outlets have painted a grim picture of a monstrous blob of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean they say could blanket Florida's beaches and ruin the summer for millions. It ...

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.

The ocean is vital for oxygen, food supply, and carbon storage. At its core is phytoplankton—microscopic algae that produce biomass through photosynthesis, using nutrients, CO2, and sunlight.

Sargassum blooms are massive accumulations of brown seaweed that originate in the Atlantic Ocean and float on the surface of the water. The seaweed provides habitat for crabs, shrimp, threatened ...