Sponges Harbor More Bacteria Than Your Toilet Seat Here's something that might turn your stomach. A study included DNA ...

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 ...

Scientists have long thrown shade at the unassuming kitchen sponge. The household staple skulks in sinks amid dirty dishes and soggy food scraps, sopping up and amplifying microbial forces capable of ...

You probably don't think you have much in common with the creatures that inhabit the floor of the deep sea. Most of the animals that endure the intense pressure and lack of sunlight are, well, ...

A newly discovered predatory “death-ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean hunts small prey with tiny hooks, revealing surprising ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose. Using the sponge to protect from sharp ...

Ceramic materials tend to shatter when deformed, but new research shows a way of using ultra-thin ceramic nanofibers to make squishy, heat-resistant sponges with a wide variety of potential uses.

Which came first: the jelly or the sponge? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. Whether sponges or comb jellies were the first to ...

We've all done it: After scrubbing some dishes, maybe a fork or two, you drop a sopping wet sponge into the kitchen sink — plop — and leave it there until later. It's one of the grossest mistakes made ...