When we think of marine life, we usually picture colorful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other ...

A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the ...

A University of Sydney study reveals that sponge-dwelling bacteria break down toxic ammonia and dead algae to sustain life in ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...

At depths that would crush a submarine, scientists have discovered an impossible sanctuary. Living skyscrapers made of pure glass. These deep-sea sponges are behaving like living towers of silica, ...

Sponges are usually considered to be the oldest living animals, having evolved before all other groups. The simplicity of their body structure and tissue organization has for many years made them ...