The discovery of a 480-million-year-old sponge in China has revolutionized scientists’ understanding of early reef ecosystems and biomineralization. As published in the journal PNAS, Chinese ...

The problem has been solved by a row of shops selling, naturally, sponges, coral and shells, and also a variety of objects sharked up around the Caribbean or imported from Japan, India, and even ...

Despite their distinction as one of Earth's oldest lifeforms and the key role they play in sustaining coral reef ecosystems, marine sponges are vastly understudied. Kāne'ohe Bay, where HIMB is ...

They say that, despite their distinction as one of Earth’s oldest lifeforms and the "key" role they play in sustaining coral reef ecosystems, marine sponges are vastly understudied. KÄ ne ...