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 ...

This includes new species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, sponge, shrimp ... may have potential applications in pain relief and cancer treatment.

Sponges are unsung heroes for thousands living with chronic illnesses, and they may have the potential to help many more. There are over 9,000 described species of sponge (Porifera) living in the ...

Your browser does not support the video element. Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea "sneeze" to filter out waste ...

Glass sponges are found along the deep sea, providing a hiding place for small critters along the seafloor. For one newly discovered species, glass sponges provide both a home and a hunting ground.

A marine park in Australia is trying out a new way to help protect sea sponges. Marine biologist Dr Chris Gillies and his team from Offshore Biotechnologies are dropping 120 tonnes of rubble and ...

Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have found microplastics in New Zealand sea sponges. Master of Marine Conservation graduate Rachel Parry and Professor James Bell ...