Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest ...

Actually, come to think of it, I’m starting to see the human connection… The discovery ... modern day animals to a pair of candidates: sea sponges and comb jellies. Both sponges and the ...

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 ...

A team of scientists from the University of Rochester, along with collaborators from other institutions, has created bioengineered microlenses inspired by the natural properties of sea sponge glass ...

Beneath the ocean's surface, simple marine animals called sea sponges grow delicate glass skeletons that are as intricate as they are strong. These natural structures are made of a material called ...

"Finding the sponge and analyzing its composition, I discovered that it contained more molybdenum than any other organism on ...

The new sponge species was identified in Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone in 2011 A "unique" purple sea sponge has been named by a nine-year-old girl, a decade after it was first ...

SINGAPORE - An islandwide hunt for a rare giant sea sponge in Singapore waters will start in the first quarter of 2023 to take stock of the critically endangered species. This search for the ...