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 ...

Sponges are some of the simplest and least dangerous animals on Earth, but a new species seems to be shooting for a cooler ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

Something with no legs, no feet and no skeleton is crawling around down there, scientists say. By Marion Renault Deep-sea sponges are not known for their mobility. After all, they lack muscles, ...

James Bell receives funding from the George Mason Trust, Victoria University of Wellington, The Fiordland Lobster company and The Leslie Hutchins Foundation Nick Shears receives funding from Ministry ...