When we think of marine life, we usually picture colorful coral reefs or dense seaweed forests filled with fish and other ...

A University of Sydney study reveals that sponge-dwelling bacteria break down toxic ammonia and dead algae to sustain life in ...

At depths that would crush a submarine, scientists have discovered an impossible sanctuary. Living skyscrapers made of pure glass. These deep-sea sponges are behaving like living towers of silica, ...

Deep beneath the ocean surface, where sunlight never reaches and food is scarce, vast gardens of deep-sea sponges are quietly ...

Most sea sponges are simple, yet ancient, animals that live in coral reef ecosystems. They feed by passively filtering ocean water, taking in microscopic debris such as bacteria, plankton, and other ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are ...

Sponges may conjure visions of the soft and squishy, but some of those living deep beneath the sea build complex glass structures that are marvels of engineering. The sponge, from the genus ...