Sponges

Harvard and Japanese scientists say they’ve made a “landmark” discovery in cancer drug development. In a new study…

Late last week, strange sponge-like clumps began washing ashore in northern France. By the weekend, thousands of the…

For years, a debate has raged among scientists as to which ancient creature represents the first true animal,…

Boiling water is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to get rid of dangerous parasites and bacteria, and…

It’s easy to get excited about new fossil discoveries, but sometimes a second look at an old find can reveal…

They wash your dishes, your car, even your back. Sponges are a ubiquitous tool of the modern world—and have been…

There's something completely fascinating in something so incredibly simple. Sponges—animals that can't walk or…

At this point, it'd be more of a surprise if graphene wasn't an integral part of a mind-bending, record-setting new…

Designed exclusively for plant lovers who just can't seem to get organized enough to keep their greenery alive, Stefa…

The recently discovered harp sponge, Chondrocladia lyra, make not look like something you'd bring into the…

Look at this piece of disgusting crap. It looks like something you could find in a clogged bathroom sink drain after…

In the evolution of organs, skin came first. The discovery that even sponges have a proto-skin shows that the…

Researchers have discovered 650-to-640 million-year-old sponge fossils at Australia's Flinders Ranges. These fossils…

That tiny, plastic-looking black cube up there can absorb up to 180 times its own weight in toxic waste without…