"The communities we observed have been there for decades, maybe even hundreds of years." Scientists make incredible discovery ...

You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

Your browser does not support the video element. Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea "sneeze" to filter out waste ...

This is one creative way of conducting research: eight sea lions from Australia have been equipped with cameras in order to ...

Everything from conger eels to sea sponges are on display. The oldest inhabitant is a loggerhead turtle, which has lived in the biggest tank since 1953. Other sea creatures include starfish ...

These slugs of the sea are soft-bodied. To protect themselves they resort to chemical warfare. Nudibranchs eat sponges and recycle the poisonous chemicals the sponges contain, using them within their ...

Glass sponges are found along the deep sea, providing a hiding place for small critters along the seafloor. For one newly discovered species, glass sponges provide both a home and a hunting ground.

But instead it allows this species to burrow into its body. Living inside the sponge, the worm is provided with protection from other deep-sea-dwelling predators. But the sponge may benefit too, ...

Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have found microplastics in New Zealand sea sponges. Master of Marine Conservation graduate Rachel Parry and Professor James Bell ...

A marine park in Australia is trying out a new way to help protect sea sponges. Marine biologist Dr Chris Gillies and his team from Offshore Biotechnologies are dropping 120 tonnes of rubble and ...