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 ...

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 ...

Glass sponges are found along the deep sea, providing a hiding place for small critters along the seafloor. For one newly discovered species, glass sponges provide both a home and a hunting ground.

"The rock, with all the grooves, will attract plankton, baby sponges and baby corals, [and] the hard surface creates the reef and colonises the sea bed," Dr Gillies said. The rubble is also ...