Animals like dinosaurs might come to mind when it comes to ancient species, but scientists found that this surprising species is even older than they thought.

A deep-sea expedition uncovered a number of strange species, including a strange sponge that isn't quite the passive ...

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 ...

In marine environments, sponges tend to eat other organisms to get their nutrients, but they can also use photosynthesis, in ...

Deep in the ocean is a worm that makes its home inside a “glass castle,” a mysterious “ghost shark” and a carnivorous “death ball” sponge. These are just three of the 1,121 “previously unknown” ...