What we’re seeing here is truly a crisis.” Sargassum is defined as a free-floating algae-like seaweed that drifts across the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's coming. Floating across the ocean's surface in brown, island-sized ...

Underwater photographer Stephen Frink has been capturing stunning marine wonders off Key Largo since the late 1970s. However, ...

The last time Toronto resident Victoria Brosman vacationed in South Florida she swore she'd never return. The sand by her beachfront hotel in Bal Harbour was piled high with sargassum, a scratchy ...

While the Mexican president is downplaying the issue, the sargassum invasion is a lot worse than he is letting on. The floating algae has now invaded the coastlines in South Florida and the Caribbean ...

The seaweed invasion is underway.

The beaches of South Florida are currently clogged with bristly, stinky and downright annoying piles of seaweed known as sargassum. The messy masses can actually emit harmful gases and harbor animals ...

Sargassum is washing up on Florida beaches in large amounts this summer. Dr. Brian Barnes from USF's College of Marine ...