Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, originates in the Atlantic Ocean and provides crucial habitat for marine life. Experts predict a record year for sargassum, with massive amounts already ...

Large blobs of sargassum, a naturally occurring type of macroalgae, have been spotted along our shorelines since March. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

“We’re really coming out of that drought now.” LaPointe told USA TODAY that nutrients such as nitrogen are the key to sargassum blooms and that runoff from rivers such as the Mississippi ...

You may have already seen what's known as 'sargassum'. According to the Harte Research Institute, massive amounts of it are piling up in thick mats on the shore that can make it hard to access the ...

A pile of sargassum, or seaweed, on Key Biscayne’s coastline on Thursday, April 24. Ashley Miznazi [email protected] Piles of smelly seaweed have washed ashore on Miami Beach and Key ...

The smell, an odor like rotten eggs, is the sargassum piles decomposing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As the seaweed breaks down, it releases hydrogen sulfide ...