Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: One of the first spectacular exhibitions at the soon-to-be-opened new Museum in Perth, ...

Sponges are unique beings: they are invertebrates that live in symbiosis with sometimes hundreds of different types of bacteria; similar to lichens which are a biocoenosis of algae and fungi. "Put ...

Freshwater sponges are not just ancient organisms, they can absorb toxic metals like arsenic, lead, and cadmium, and their bacteria help detoxify polluted waters ...

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 are often ...

The discovery could have major implications for environmental monitoring and restoration strategies across India’s heavily ...

We've recently been hearing about how scientists can tell which creatures are present in an aquatic environment, by detecting their cast-off DNA in the water. A new study suggests that doing so may ...

The sea sponge is a strange creature. Classed as an aquatic animal, but missing the usual features such as limbs, eyes, nervous systems, blood or organs, their animal credentials have remained ...

The film explores the evolution of multi-celled animals, particularly sponges, from single-celled organisms like amoebas. It explains that the transition to multi-cellularity was driven by the ...