Researchers in Hawaii used structures that mimic coral reefs to study aquatic life — and they found four new species. The new species are all types of sponges, “grubby little” creatures that ...

The sea sponge is called Theonella conica ... collected samples of a rare sponge called Theonella conica from the coral reef ...

Sea sponges are important sources of biological compounds, since they are unable to move autonomously, and have to protect themselves through chemical means. ‘#Seasponge surprise! #Girolline ...

Belinda the sea sponge has a lot going on for an animal that can't go anywhere. Canadian researchers have used four years of time-lapse footage from the sea floor of British Columbia to paint ...

Researchers in Hawaii found four new species of sponge, a sea creature that’s important to coral reef ecosystems. Photos from Jan Vicente, University of Hawaii at Manoa Toonen co-authored a Jan ...