Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because the deep seabed is more or less untouched and still relatively poorly ...

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 ...

Sponge of the species Hyalonema obtusum in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Amphipods and cnidarians grow on the stalk of the sponge, while a sea cucumber sits at its foot. Advanced Search ...

In the dark of the deep ocean floor ... tonnes of rubble onto the sea floor in the Apollo Marine Park, off the coast of south-west Victoria, as a trial to grow new sponge communities.

Manganese nodule with a deep-sea sponge. Expedition SO242. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...

Yet most people are unaware of sponges or the important role they play in our oceans.’ In the deep sea, sponges take over from light-dependent seaweeds and corals as the dominant habitat formers.

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, ...

We work with academic colleagues, government funding agencies and industry to take part in deep-sea oceanographic research expeditions in the remotest regions of our planet. Our research is focused on ...

12 more wacky adventures featuring the kind-hearted sea sponge and his friends Squidward, Mr Krabs, Patrick the Starfish, and Sandy the Squirrel. The episodes are: 'Extreme Spots', 'The Fry Cook ...