Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but ...

A chance encounter on a rocky seashore led one professor to invent autonomous robotics that can harvest the power of seaweed.

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May The amount — 38 million metric tons — is the biggest quantity of algae observed across the Caribbean Sea ...

A record amount of sargassum seaweed amassed across the Caribbean and surrounding areas in May, with more expected this month, according to a recent report.. The brown algae is blanketing ...

Sargassum seaweed is a problem throughout the Caribbean. But scientists have plans to transform it into a source of renewable energy and other opportunities.

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Every summer since 2011, the brown seaweed Sargassum has blanketed beaches along the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts, hurting local ecosystems and economies. Warmer temperatures have led to ...

Then came a call from a Mexican friend, asking me to take a look at a seaweed problem. Every year, Caribbean islands and Mexican coasts are inundated with 30–40 million tons of floating ...

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May. Piles of sargassum stretch across the shore in Playa Lucía, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Monday, June 2, 2025.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new report.

Swamped by sargassum. Then came a call from a Mexican friend, asking me to take a look at a seaweed problem.Every year, Caribbean islands and Mexican coasts are inundated with 30–40 million tons ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new report. Animal rights groups ...