All those sea sponges that live in deep oceans have a secret: their light lattice-like forms are astonishingly stiff and ...

Eunice siphoninsidiator, or the tube ambushing marine bristle worm, was discovered within the structure of glass sponges by a ...

You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

This time, scientists are stumped at what, exactly, is causing strange, gooey blobs to wash ... paraffin wax, sea sponges, or even mold. Scientists don’t think they’re any of those things ...

10 new sponge species near Hawaii Date: February 20, 2025 Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa Summary: Biologists, using a technique that explores both genes and structural characteristics, have ...