Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that the seemingly ordinary sea sponge contains high amounts of a ...
In the depths of the ocean, a creature called the Monorhaphis chuni sponge is challenging our understanding of longevity.
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 ...
The new species’ sponge-dwelling habitat is “unique” and “unusual,” researchers said. Frillgobies are usually “relatively ...
Although marine sponges are widespread in the oceans, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea on Earth, a study by ...
Dr. Kim Ritchie, a University of South Carolina-Beaufort professor in the department of natural sciences, said that sea pork, ...
a community of sea sponges has survived for centuries by eating the fossils of ancient extinct worms. Researchers discovered the underwater mountain in 2011, while mapping uncharted Arctic waters ...
Scientists found a freckled sea creature with “canine-like” teeth on giant barrel sponges in Indonesia and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In the crystalline ...