A team of researchers on the Caribbean island of Barbados have been working to create a new sustainable fuel to power cars on ...

Seaweed Sedan Mountains of brown, sludgy sargassum, an invasive species of seaweed, have rendered popular beaches in the ...

Clumps of the brownish seaweed known as sargassum have long washed up on Caribbean coastlines, but researchers say the algae blooms have exploded in extent and frequency in recent years.

Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from the Sargasso Sea and linked to climate change – were carpeting ...

One of my undergraduate students, Brittney McKenzie, saw a possible solution. There is a sargassum seaweed crisis in Barbados. One tourist resort was spending US$2 million every year to remove it ...

Mountains of brown, sludgy sargassum, an invasive species of seaweed, have rendered popular beaches in the Caribbean into an unsightly mess. The situation has become so dire that Barbados' prime ...

Did you know there’s a body of water on Earth that is completely landlocked and doesn’t touch any coastline?The Sargasso Sea, ...

I’m a proud Floridian. I grew up watching Miami Heat games and cheering on the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium. On weekends, I would go to the beach. Sandcastles, jellyfish, sea turtles, I’ve seen ...

A group of Caribbean scientists and environmentalists are working to transform sargassum into biofuel, reported the BBC. In ...

Located within the Atlantic, the sea is known for its abundance of shimmering Sargassum seaweed which has earned it the nickname “golden floating forest.” With sunlight filtering through the ...

The government of Quintana Roo has announced that the 2024 sargassum season is officially over. In the Riviera Maya, ...

When large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011, local residents were perplexed. Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from the Sargasso Sea ...