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 ...

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Up until recently, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you exactly what my dish sponge is made of. I use them daily to scrub plates, silverware, cutting boards, and reusable water bottles but I didn’t ...

Frequent use can leave behind invisible plastic fibers on household surfaces, dishes, and cookware. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetic underpinnings of one of the ocean's most bizarre animals: a branching marine worm named Ramisyllis kingghidorahi that lives inside sea sponges and reproduces in a ...

Let’s take a dive beneath the shallow waves off northern Australia, near the city of Darwin. There, tucked inside the convoluted channels of a sponge, lives a millimeter-sized animal that rewrites the ...

He believes they should be thrown out. In a viral video with over 91,200 views, TikTok user Dr. Daniel Pompa (@drpompa) called out a friend for still using traditional kitchen sponges and warned ...

The first time I used a magic eraser sponge to clean my baseboard, every scuff mark that I assumed would remain a permanent fixture until I painted vanished within seconds, leaving behind a stark ...

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For as long as animals have been around on our planet, they’ve been having sex - most often with a partner, but sometimes on their own. In fact, sex is thought to pre-date animals themselves, at least ...

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 ...