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 ...

A species of sea sponge found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean has evolved to have a creative survival strategy. The sea sponge is called Theonella conica, and like all other sponges, it filters ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Queensland Museum scientists have discovered six previously unknown carnivorous deep-sea sponges using a remotely operated vehicle ...

Around the Maldives’ atolls, researchers discovered a small blueish fish tucked in the crevices of the coral, and the fish ...

The global cellulose sponge market size was US$ 1.68 billion in 2021. The global cellulose sponge market is forecast to grow to US$ 3.8 billion by 2030, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR ...

They have been found living in large numbers and to impressive size at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. These massive "sponge gardens" are part of a unique ecosystem thriving beneath the ice ...

Take a sea sponge called Theonella conica. This unassuming animal can be found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, doing what ...