sponges

Tech
Scientists Discover Centuries-Old Arctic Creatures Surviving on Fossils
Sponges spotted a half a mile below the Arctic sea ice had researchers "jumping for joy" according to a study co-author.
Becky Ferreira
2.8.22
Tech
Bizarre 890-Million-Year-Old Fossils May Be Earliest Known Animal Life
The stunning discovery could push the history of animal life back by hundreds of millions of years.
Becky Ferreira
7.28.21
Tech
Male Dolphins Make Friends Based on Mutual Interests, Just Like Humans
When foraging for food, bottlenose dolphins also find buddies.
Sarah Emerson
6.12.19
fear
Oranges, Sponges and 'Small Holes' – People Admit Their Weird Phobias
Claustrophobia is so last season.
Niloufar Haidari
8.7.17
Health
Soaking It Up With Menstrual Sea Sponges
Looking into the growing trend of managing periods with porous objects that are technically animals.
Naeun Kim
11.10.15
Tech
This Swimsuit Is Made Out of Pollutant-Absorbing Supermaterial
So you can clean the sea as you swim.
Emiko Jozuka
10.15.15

Tech
Where Did Sea Sponges' Nervous Systems Go?
Evolution sometimes means becoming simpler.
Ben Richmond
12.12.13
Drugs
Sea DMT
Writing almost exclusively about psychoactives, it is not unusual for me to be contacted by strangers who wish to report on the effects of various drugs. Most of these reports are uninteresting, but occasionally I receive something unusual.
Hamilton Morris and Jason Wallach
3.26.13