It’s impossible to ignore a new discovery known affectionately as the death ball. And there’s a good reason to pay attention ...

On a sunny morning in August 2021, Dr. Thomas Turner plunged into the water at the Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve off California’s Central Coast. He found himself surrounded by steep granite ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...

New research shows the effects of marine heat waves on sponges could be much more severe as temperatures rise. More intense ...

A new sponge species has been discovered off the coast of South Africa, named after a marine scientist whose work has significantly advanced the field. Dive into the details of this remarkable finding ...

Marine heat is rising so fast that a single extra degree could push some of the ocean’s oldest animals past their limit. New work from researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Science ...