An interconnected structure, which water can easily flow through, is key to creating a highly effective mechanical sponge for clearing oil spills. An interconnected structure, which water can easily ...

Bioengineers at Harvard have developed a gel-based sponge that can be molded to any shape, loaded with drugs or stem cells, compressed to a fraction of its size, and delivered via injection. Once ...

A new paper finds a glass sponge has the power to eliminate destructive vortices that are created when fluid moves around a blunt object. By Sabrina Imbler At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, ...

Ecological studies have rarely been performed at the community level across a large biogeographic region. Sponges are now the primary habitat-forming organisms on Caribbean coral reefs. Recent species ...

Scientists' publication of the complete genomic sequence of a living marine sponge reveals genes dating back hundreds of millions of years ---- a result far exceeding the expectations of the ...