A species of sea sponge found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean has evolved to have a creative survival strategy. The sea ...

Oceanic sponges, on the other hand ... suggested that after a cooling period spurred by volcanic eruptions, ocean temperatures began to warm more than originally thought—about 0.5 degrees ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong ...

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 ...

Rarely lonely, Belinda receives visitors from a diverse array of ocean critters, including snails, crabs, sea stars and anemones. Belinda also "sneezes." Or, more precisely, the sponge contracts ...

The findings are stark: the record revealed that the Earth has already surpassed the internationally agreed-upon limit of ...

Girolline, a compound extracted from the sea sponge Pseudaxinyssa cantharella, has been investigated for possible antitumor effects and also found to have anti-malarial effects. Now, researchers have ...

Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean ...

There are over 9,000 described species of sponge (Porifera) living in the ocean, from the intertidal zone all the way down to the abyss. These animals have long been providing for their underwater ...