"A little sponge, it takes a very short time to sneeze. Well, 10 minutes, 20 minutes. But this sponge, it takes about a day," ...

Researchers in Hawaii used structures that mimic coral reefs to study aquatic life — and they found four new species. The new species are all types of sponges, “grubby little” creatures that are often ...

The sea sponge is called Theonella conica ... lab collected samples of a rare sponge called Theonella conica from the coral ...

The variety of life found on coral reefs attracts some of the ocean’s deadliest predators ... A sponge crab protects itself by dragging a living sea sponge onto its back and using it as a shield ...