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 ...

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

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

Sea sponges, such as those of the Microcionidae ... adapted for crunching and pulverizing chunks of algae-coated coral. They digest the algae and excrete the coral as fine sand.

Rising sea levels are creating problems for coastal communities. Some are building sea walls to try to hold back the sea, but ...

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 ...

“If you put dirt onto the sponge … it’s an irritant to the system, and it has to get rid of it, so it wraps it up in mucus, ...

Davidson boasts coral reefs and deep-sea octopus gardens ... The crew also found cactus-like sea urchins and marine sponges that were as tall as humans. Scientists from Ocean Census, one of ...

Sea sponges and other sessile (anchored ... Butterflyfish typically swim in pairs near a particular clump of coral. If threatened, they expertly wedge themselves between coral branches and ...