A colony of sea sponges can pump as much as 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming ... filtering water and providing structures for organisms to hide in or lay their eggs on. Ana says, 'They ingest a lot of ...

Natural sea sponges “grow on the ocean floor and are ... Don’t use sponges or dishcloths to wipe up raw eggs or the juice from meat, poultry or seafood. Instead, “use a paper towel and ...

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 ...