A large class of sea sponge, demosponges of many distinct species are capable ... ageless feats. The post This Ancient, ...

With the icebergs covering the seafloor, organisms below the shelf cannot get nutrients for survival from the surface. The ...

Sea sponges are one such creature, and they come in many shapes and sizes. As surprising as it seems, one particular variety of sea sponge, called a glass sponge, shares something in common with ...

These plant-like organisms attached to rocky shelves are ancient animals ... and colonises the sea bed," Dr Gillies said. The rubble is also carrying precious cargo — baby sponges or "nurseries ...