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Belinda the sea sponge may appear inactive when you watch it in real-time. But four years of time-lapse footage shows it has a busy life, indeed. (Ocean Networks Canada) ...
The sponge and starfish were found a mile deep into the sea and 200 miles off the Atlantic coast as part of a regular Okeanos Explorer trip to document an area of the ocean near New England.
Despite his childlike energy, SpongeBob SquarePants holds down a full-time job, leaving many wondering exactly how old the sea sponge is.
Sea sponges rely on a sneezing mechanism to clear their pores, using mucus to flush out debris. This mucus provides food for other marine life.
This sea sponge is the one I’ve been using, and while it says “faux,” it feels real enough. It has a smoother side for a gentler scrub and a porous side for more intense exfoliation.
Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive strength and stiffness that could improve architectural and product designs.
As ocean temperatures rise, single mothers and divorced women in Zanzibar switch from seaweed to sea sponge farming to stay afloat.
Awareness about sea sponges and stars, crabs, plankton and other ocean creatures will get Hollywood treatment thanks to a partnership between a Los Angeles movie studio and a Florida-based ...
In the world of the Nickelodeon sea-sponge, the Krusty Krab is essentially the Wendy's of the sea. It is also the employer of SpongeBob and Squidward. The Krab's signature sandwich, the Krabby ...
A new study by UC Santa Barbara professor Dr Thomas Turner and research ecologist Steve Lonhart has found 12 new weird species of sea sponges.