Across some of the planet’s driest regions, engineers are racing to turn humidity into a reliable tap, using materials that ...

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

A newly discovered predatory “death-ball” sponge in the Southern Ocean hunts small prey with tiny hooks, revealing surprising deep-sea behaviour and hidden marine biodiversity.

Lanice spongicola lives on a glass sponge, a deep-sea sponge with a skeleton made of silica, that rises from hard rock. The ...

A group of researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory have developed a sponge that will collect oil from bodies of water, which could improve how harbors and ports are cleaned, as well as how oil ...

For an item that’s supposed to clean your home, sponges are surprisingly dirty. Sponges are a breeding ground for bacteria, including E. Coli and salmonella since they’re typically moist and porous.

If you’re someone who repeatedly uses the same sponge to wipe your kitchen counters, table and dishes, replacing it only every month or so, a new study published in Scientific Reports may make you ...

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The deep-sea researchers were surveying an ocean ridge off the coast of Hawaii in 2015 and amid ordinary ocean floor fare — a bit of coral, some volcanic rock — they came across something surprising. ...