You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

Girolline, a compound extracted from the sea sponge Pseudaxinyssa cantharella, has been investigated for possible antitumor effects and also found to have anti-malarial effects. Now, researchers have ...

sponge waterfronts, places where water from rising seas is allowed space to flow in and out of areas instead of crashing over sea walls. And falling rain — stormwater — is captured and soaked ...

Inspired by nature Researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology designed a vortex-anchored filter based on the structure of the deep-sea glass sponge known as Venus’ flower basket. (Courtesy: NOAA ...