Spicules, wearable maximalism, metabolic beauty, elevated essentials and advanced skin care for ‘Ozempic face’ will dominate ...

A new glass sponge species is so strange that has been given the name named Advhena magnifica, which means "magnificent alien ...

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

Almost all sponges live in the sea, “and they’re the kind that people know about”, as University of Otago palaeontologist ...

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I'm a veritable guinea pig when it comes to skincare—so my interest is very much piqued whenever I hear of any cutting-edge technology. That is especially if it hails from South Korea, which remains ...

Sponges, among the earliest animals to build mineral structures, use a toolkit of genes to form skeletal elements called spicules Researchers identified 829 genes active during spicule formation in ...

LMU researchers identify key proteins for biomineralization in calcareous sponges and find evidence for the convergent evolution in sponges and corals. Many corals and sponges form skeletons that ...

Many corals and sponges form skeletons that support and shape their bodies. Whereas biomineralization – the formation of these skeletons – has been intensively studied in corals, the main ecosystem ...

A research team exploring marine sponges in Fiordland has found half of the 82 sponge specimens collected during a recent trip are new to science. The discovery of so many new species was “a huge ...