A new study links sargassum blooms in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to billion-dollar tourism and health ...

The rise in Earth's overall temperatures paired with fertilizer runoff is making for ideal growing conditions. Good for ...

Sargassum is an amazing brown algae that has fascinated marine scientists for decades. It is in the news today because of a massive bloom occurring in the Caribbean Sea. Sargassum normally grows in ...

Sargassum, which is a macro algae releases hydrogen sulfide and ammonia when it breaks down, giving off a rotten egg smell ...

Researchers from the NOAA and the University of South Florida used AI to find an increase in floating algae across the ocean.

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The Port of San Diego has renewed an emergency declaration meant to help the city fight an invasive algae that has proliferated in its bay. The algae species, scientifically known as Caulerpa ...

When it comes to marine plants, none are more common than seaweed. Especially because many of the most well-known aquatic plants including sargassum, kelp, red algae and phytoplankton are all ...

Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases. More than 24 million ...

Seaweed contains fibre, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids; however, limited human data and regulatory barriers continue to ...