In the Lowcountry, Summerville High School engineering teacher Jeanette Trageser said she has seen more diversity among ...

A new sponge species has been discovered off the coast of South Africa, named after a marine scientist whose work has significantly advanced the field. Dive into the details of this remarkable finding ...

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A research team led by Prof. ZHU Yongguan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) at the CAS Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, has identified the mechanisms by which sponge ...

Earth’s first sponges may have been ghostly, soft-bodied pioneers—ancient animals that evolved long before their skeletons ever appeared in stone. Credit: Shutterstock New research suggests Earth’s ...

Abstract: Marine sponges (Phylum Porifera) are ecologically important, sessile filter feeders that play key roles in benthic ecosystems and are increasingly recognized as sensitive bioindicators of ...

Science often reveals new ideas in calm and hidden parts of nature. Ocean basins and reef slopes store long histories in living forms and in ancient molecules. A new report from Uppsala University ...

Megan Russell, a doctoral student at FAU, holds a Spongia graminea, one of the bath sponges known as the “glove sponge” by fishermen. FAU/Contributed Florida Bay is a shallow body of water between the ...

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Biologists, using a technique that explores both genes and structural characteristics, have introduced 10 new species of marine sponge. Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and ...

There are as many types of sponges as there are household tasks. Find the one that’s right for the job. You probably don’t think of yourself as a person who has opinions about sponges. But take a beat ...