Deep beneath the ice-encrusted Arctic seas near the North Pole, atop an inactive deep-sea volcano, a community of sea sponges has survived for centuries by eating the fossils of ancient extinct worms.

Researchers have discovered a vast garden of giant sponges living close to the North Pole. It might seem like nothing could survive in the cold, dark depths of the Arctic Ocean, but these porous ...

Bacteria help the sponges digest extinct creatures' remains. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On an underwater mountain in the ...

Sponges are some of the simplest and least dangerous animals on Earth, but a new species seems to be shooting for a cooler reputation. A carnivorous "death-ball" sponge is among 30 new creatures found ...

A new carnivore shaped like a candelabra has been spotted in deep ocean waters off California's Monterey Bay. The meat-eating species was dubbed the "harp sponge," so-called because its structure ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Its been four years since news broke that GenX was found in the drinking water of thousands of people in the region. Since the discovery, there’s been lawsuits, protests and ...

For centuries scientists, even Darwin, couldn’t make sense of it: Tropical water contains so few nutrients, you can see right through it. And yet coral reefs are oases that support about a quarter of ...