On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

Natural sponges, freshly harvested from the ocean, carry salt, sand, and organic debris that must be carefully removed before ...

Relatives of the humble sea sponge have filtered Earth's waters for hundreds of millions of years or more, long before the first plants took to land. Their simplicity has led scientists to suggest ...

A new report into sea sponges reveals the little organisms play a major role in filtering millions of cubic metres of our oceans. The creatures clinging to New Zealand's reefs are not just ...

Hawksbill sea turtles eat exclusively sea sponges, while loggerhead sea turtles eat crabs and conchs. Other sea turtle species, such as leatherbacks, olive ridleys, Kemp’s ridleys, and flatbacks ...

They scavenge for grub on the seafloor, and will eat pretty much anything they come across, including sea sponges, anemones and jellyfish. And few predators want to target them for a snack.

This archipelago, north of Seattle in the Salish sea, is packed with so much lush life, you'll feel as though transported to ...

May 28, 2025 — Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and ... Huge Sea-Urchin ...

Clockwise from top, a branching gorgonian coral (seen here with a spiky brittle star), a pink tube sponge, and a colony of transparent sea squirts are among the vibrant species at risk.

My Florida upbringing sparked a deep fascination with the sea and a lasting drive to do what I could to protect it. Although some ocean phenomena remain mysterious, one truth is unmistakably clear ...

Oh, and incidentally, RMIT University has come up with another sponge-inspired innovation recently: a super strong-material inspired by sea sponges that could find use in constructing more durable ...