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 ...

Zoantharians are marine invertebrates related to other better-known cnidarians such as jellyfish, sea anemones and corals.

Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found on the peak of Mount Everest and in creatures inhabiting the deepest ...

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 ...

Marine life researchers used a non-toxic dye to study how sea sponges helped ocean water clean. Footage shows the green colouring being sucked by the underwater creature into its pores. It then ...

Ana says, 'They ingest a lot of bacteria and they pump water. A sponge population can pump something like 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in just one day. 'They also recycle a lot of ...

The sponges live on top of extinct volcanoes on the sea floor Scientists say they've solved the mystery of how giant sponges flourish in the deep, icy waters of the Arctic. The sea sponges survive ...

Humans are by no means alone in the search for more sustainable materials. Nature, too, has been “working” on the problem of sustainability, and it’s been at it for a great deal longer. In a new study ...

It's not entirely off base to say that sponges have always been around, as sea sponges have been used as a bath tool since ...

They then tested the sponge in four different water samples, taken from irrigation water, pond water, lake water and sea water, and found it removed up to 99.9% of microplastics, according to a ...