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 ...

Scientists in China have developed a biodegradable sponge made of squid bones and cotton that can remove up to 99.9% of ...

Beneath the ocean's surface, simple marine animals called sea sponges grow delicate glass skeletons that are as intricate as ...

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 ...

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 ...