The deep sea around Antarctica just got a whole lot weirder as researchers have discovered at least 30 previously unknown ...

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming ...

In this video, I explain what happens when a luffa sponge goes to seed and how to easily grow and make your own luffa sponge. I also explain the difference between a luffa sponge and a sea sponge.

Most sea sponges are simple, yet ancient, animals that live in coral reef ecosystems. They feed by passively filtering ocean water, taking in microscopic debris such as bacteria, plankton, and other ...

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The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south ...

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...