Deakin University researchers have joined scientists from SeaGen Aquaculture and Gippsland-based biotech company Offshore Biotechnologies to undertake ...

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

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 ...

Australian scientists believe sea sponges could be the key to protecting ocean ecosystems from the effects of global warming.

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 ...

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

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 ...

The sponge is a rare block in Minecraft that players can obtain from Ocean Monuments. It allows them to absorb water blocks and turn them into air blocks.