New research in a study conducted by Michael Monn GS and Assistant Professor of Engineering Haneesh Kesari revealed that the structure of the marine sponge Tethya aurantia demonstrates an impressive ...

A species of sea sponge found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean has evolved to have a creative survival strategy. The sea sponge is called Theonella conica, and like all other sponges, it filters ...

The sponge gardens from the new study exist deep beneath the water along the underwater Langseth Ridge, not too far from the North Pole. Their sprawl is comparable to sponge communities found in ...

Researchers created a simulation of a deep-sea sponge and how it responds to and influences the flow of water. The work revealed a profound connection between the sponge's structure and function ...

Given that the spicules were “connected directly to the underside or lower flanks of sponge individuals,” and that there were long trails covering nearly 70 percent of the sea floor containing ...

In the deep sea the higher concentrations of of silica/silicon allow for formation of larger sponges (i.e. if your a sponge the deep sea may be the good life). Within the Hexactinellids, one deep-sea ...

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In a paper released in the journal Nature, Virginia Tech geobiologist Shuhai Xiao and collaborators reported a 550 million-year-old sea sponge that had been missing from the fossil record. The ...

T.M. Morganti et al. In situ observation of sponge trails suggests common sponge locomotion in the deep central Arctic. Current Biology. Vol. 31, April 26, 2021, p. R368. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021. ...

World ‘Large,’ veiny sea creature found in Canada is new species. See ‘vase-shaped’ animal By Moira Ritter September 5, 2023 4:22 PM ...

Deep in the blue sea, about 200 miles from New York City, marine researchers spotted a squarish, bright yellow sea sponge next to a pink sea star – and they sure look like SpongeBob SquarePants ...

Deep beneath the ice covering the central Arctic Ocean, an unlikely community thrives off of ancient relics. Underwater cameras revealed expansive sponge gardens clustered over extinct underwater ...