After studying rocks more than 541 million years old, MIT scientists have found new evidence that some of Earth’s first ...

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, and ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...

The deep-sea Venus flower basket sponge can filter feed using only the faint ambient currents of the ocean depths, no pumping required, new research reveals. This discovery of natural 'zero energy' ...

Tarpon Springs, Florida, supplies roughly 70% of the world's natural sea sponges. Spongers dive 60 feet underwater to harvest the sea creatures. The majority of the fisherman are Greek immigrants, and ...

The planet could see 2 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of the decade. Earth may have already passed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and could be soon heading for 2 degrees of warming, researchers ...

UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. sea sponge. The discovery paves the way for the ...

A menstrual sponge can be one of two things: part of a real, living sea sponge or part of a synthetic one. Either way, they’re said to be very absorbent and act a bit like a tampon without the string.

UBC researchers have identified three compounds that prevent COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. sea sponge. The discovery paves the way for the ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (WFLA) — Tarpon Springs in Pinellas County is known as the “Sponge Capital of the World” and for its Greek culture. The Spongeorama Sponge Factory is a local gem that has been ...