This "digital twin" allows experimentation that is impossible on live sponges, which cannot survive outside their deep-sea environment. The team performed highly detailed simulations of water flow ...

Collections came from shallow underwater caves to deep-sea fishing grounds and underwater mountains (seamounts), descending to depths of up to 1,000 meters. With Docent Paco Cárdenas, sponge ...

"Everyone in the control room let out a loud 'Oooooh!' at the same time. We were all enchanted," a researcher said.

Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea "sneeze" to filter out waste, researchers found in a new study. Using time-lapse video, researchers ...

Which is the longest-living animal in the world? Explore fascinating facts about these incredible creatures and their ...

This sponge, with its massive silica spicules, can live for an astounding 15,000 years, making it one of Earth's longest-living organisms. Image Credit: Animalia Monorhaphis chuni is a deep-sea ...

A newly discovered and still undescribed bioluminescent deep-sea sponge observed in 2019 by MBARI’s ROV Doc Ricketts offshore of Central California at a depth of approximately 3,970 meters.

The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and ...

Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Queensland Museum scientists have discovered six previously unknown carnivorous deep-sea sponges using a remotely operated vehicle ...

A lot of studies have been conducted on sponge species that live in shallow water, but scientists are intrigued as to the potential of the animals that live in the deep sea. 'We have very few studies ...

But instead it allows this species to burrow into its body. Living inside the sponge, the worm is provided with protection from other deep-sea-dwelling predators. But the sponge may benefit too, ...