Relatives of the humble sea sponge have filtered Earth's ... Their simplicity has led scientists to suggest sponges were the earliest animals to arise on our planet. But exactly when that happened ...

Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

Close-up of a female stolon–one of the independent reproductive units–from the worm Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. It has already ...

This sea urchin, found in the deep-sea Clarion ... Natural Environment Research Council, UK Ping pong sponges are carnivorous animals known for having ball-like spheres at the end of their stalks.

Beneath the rough/choppy/tumultuous waves of the Bay of Bengal, a kaleidoscope of marine life thrives just 8-12 km off ...

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A team of international scientists recently returned from a 35-day expedition to explore the waters of the South Sandwich ...

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Workers have completed a phase of conservation work on historic murals by the late artist Maxo Vanka at St. Nicholas Croatian ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...