Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea on Earth, a study by Julio A. Díaz and colleagues, published in PeerJ, reveals the presence of new sponge species and new records in ...

Shoham wanted to look into whether the sponge species in the deep waters of the Gulf of Eilat had such high concentrations of ...

But instead it allows this species to burrow into its body. Living inside the sponge, the worm is provided with protection from other deep-sea-dwelling predators. But the sponge may benefit too, ...