South Florida beaches are seeing record sargassum blooms, straining cleanup budgets and threatening tourism revenue.

Massive mats of sargassum are washing onto South Florida beaches earlier and heavier this season, prompting FIU researchers ...

Florida is bracing for a record 'sargassum summer' with seaweed impacting tourism, health, and the economy, costing billions.

Florida beaches are seeing early and widespread sargassum seaweed blooms in 2026 as scientists monitor growing Atlantic Ocean ...

The forecasts are still imperfect. If satellites detect sargassum close to shore, the model assumes it is likely to wash ...

A group of researchers, including FIU's Imran Ahmad, are studying ways to turn the brown algae that washes onto Florida beaches into food grade ingredients ...

Copious amounts of smelly, potentially harmful seaweed known as sargassum have washed up along the shores of South Florida.

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 ...

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 ...

South Florida beaches should brace for possible record sargassum year. The brown seaweed is generally safe to touch but best to avoid swimming near it.

This is a story you need to hear. Fifteen years ago, it was unimaginable. It simply did not exist. Now, an ecological horror ...