"A little sponge, it takes a very short time to sneeze. Well, 10 minutes, 20 minutes. But this sponge, it takes about a day," ...

Scientists have discovered an ocean located beneath the Earth's crust that contains more water than all the surface oceans ...

Rising sea levels are creating problems for coastal communities. Some are building sea walls to try to hold back the sea, but ...

Belinda also reacted to the marine heat wave that raised surface sea temperatures off the west coast of North America between ...

The glass fibers form a crown at its base that appear to help anchor the sponge to the ocean floor. The fibers are about 2 to 7 inches long and each is about the thickness of a human hair.

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 ...

Each winter, Belinda contracted to half its size, despite lacking muscles and a nervous system, as it entered a dormant state ...

Sponges — unlike coral ... and the water matches well with global ocean temperatures, McCulloch and Winter said.

A new UVIC-led study is shedding light on the surprising resilience of a sea sponge observed off the B.C. coast that has been ...

“If you put dirt onto the sponge … it’s an irritant to the system, and it has to get rid of it, so it wraps it up in mucus, ...

Beneath the ocean's surface, simple marine animals called sea sponges grow delicate glass skeletons that are as intricate as they are strong. These natural structures are made of a material called ...

Canadian researchers have released a time-lapse video of a sea sponge in B.C.'s Pacific Ocean charting changes from 2013 to ...