Monorhaphis chuni is a deep-sea sponge that creates giant basal spicules (GBS) that can reach up to 3 meters in length and 10 millimeters in diameter. These spicules are the largest biogenic silica ...

A standout discovery was this new predatory sponge. Its spherical form is covered in tiny hooks that trap prey.

In the darkness of the deep ocean, where pressure crushes and light fails, an expedition has found an astonishing array of ...

(Nanowerk News) The Venus flower basket sponge, with its delicate glass-like lattice outer skeleton, has long intrigued researchers seeking to explain how this fragile-seeming creature’s body can ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific, an iridescent creature waits in ambush. Zhou Y, Zhang R, Shen C, Mao Q, Zhang M, Zhang D (2025) ZooKeys The underwater mountains of the northwest Pacific are ...

The MARBLES team is excited to share a new breakthrough from the project! The study led by the University of Aberdeen and published in the journal Marine Drugs, has identified promising bioactive ...

The deep-sea Venus flower basket sponge can filter feed using only the faint ambient currents of the ocean depths, no pumping required, new research reveals. This discovery of natural 'zero energy' ...