Sargassum, the stinky brown-and-green seaweed piling up along Florida beaches, is getting worse thanks to warmer seas, ...

WPTV is investigating the significant impacts of this invasive seaweed on our shorelines, marine life, and local ecosystems.

The summer heat has been driving up temperatures here in South Florida, and many of you are turning to the beach to cool off.

Some hatchlings may need rehabilitation and taken by boat offshore after being trapped in seaweed, or washing back to the ...

The Magens Bay Authority has temporarily banned swimming at Lindquist Beach due to what it termed a “significant influx” of ...

The amount of sargassum washing ashore in Palm Beach has surged in July, marking a noticeable uptick from earlier this summer ...

Volunteers from the private sector and members of the Navy are all pitching in to help keep the beaches along Isla Mujeres ...

Sargassum is amazing when you can collect it, floating on the surface and can grab a bucket full to examine. You can spend hours looking at the collection of critters that it contains.

As Sargassum decomposes, it starts to smell like rotten eggs. The hydrogen sulfide released by rotting Sargassum can lead to eye, nose and throat irritation, according to Florida health officials.

Typically, sargassum blooms are relegated to low-nutrient waters off the coast of the North Atlantic, but tides, winds and excess nutrients from natural and human sources can fuel massive blooms ...

Sargassum seaweed accumulates on the beach in Port Aransas, Texas, June 24, 2014. In the past five years, the seaweed has begun to turn up in unprecedented amounts.

The 2021 seaweed crop could tie the record year of 2018. As of last month, sargassum in the Caribbean Sea and Central West Atlantic totaled an estimated 10.1 million tons, which is second only to ...