But bear moths spend most of their lives as fuzzy caterpillars, and pore- bear-ers is a translation for the phylum Porifera that just contains sponges. None of those look like bears! Turns out ...

The simplest -- but also the most mysterious -- nervous system belongs to Phylum Porifera: the sponges. Sponges don’t have neurons, yet somehow they can still coordinate their cells to squeeze ...

Detecting danger is key to the survival and success of all species. Animal nervous and immune systems cooperate to optimize danger detection. Preceding studies have highlighted the benefits of ...