Girolline, a compound extracted from the sea sponge Pseudaxinyssa cantharella, has been investigated for possible antitumor effects and also found to have anti-malarial effects. Now, researchers have ...

Built on artificial islands described as a 'sponge', Kansai International Airport in Japan is slowly sinking into the water - ...

Sponges host dense and diverse communities of microbes (known as the microbiome) beneficial for the host nutrition and defense. Symbionts in turn receive shelter and metabolites from the sponge host, ...

And while people can argue endlessly about the cost and benefits of electric cars, nuclear reactors and windmills, surely most of us can agree that majestic forests of pine, maple, beech and spruce ...

These stamps will amuse and delight their recipients, whether your card or letter is addressed to a house across town — or a ...

The Dark Side of the Ocean: New Giant Sea Bug Species Named After Darth Vader Jan. 14, 2025 — A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Brenham High School’s Cub Company will travel to a pineapple under the sea for its next production, starting tomorrow (Thursday) night. “SpongeBob: The Musical” will play in the Brenham ...

Box jellies, also called sea wasps and marine stingers, live primarily in coastal waters off Northern Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific. They are pale blue and transparent in color and get ...