Scientists studying deep-sea sponges have uncovered evidence suggesting global temperatures may have already surged past the ...

The team at RMIT found that when you combine lattices in a structure similar to a deep-sea sponge, your material of choice can absorb more energy and handle more stress before deforming. Using the ...

Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive ...

A previously hidden under-sea ecosystem has been revealed after an iceberg broke away from the George VI Ice Shelf, a massive ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang ...

Glass sponges are found along the deep sea, providing a hiding place for small critters along the seafloor. For one newly discovered species, glass sponges provide both a home and a hunting ground.

The carnivorous harp sponge uses velcro-like hooks on its branching limbs to snare tiny crustaceans, which it then digests ...