"Suggesting deeper systemic exposure." Scientists make concerning discovery after dissecting sea creatures: 'They're found in ...

The species were found exclusively “living in association with deep-sea glass sponges on seamounts in the northwest Pacific,” ...

Many of these sponges live among other weird creatures in the deep sea, hundreds of feet down, far away from humans. The region has long been left alone, its depths inaccessible to scuba divers ...

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You might be tempted to say “gesundheit,” but the sea creature’s snot helps feed ... and dates back to some of the first multicellular animals: sponges. The sponge has been around for ...

Small plants and animals can be seen on the sponge’s surface ... Researchers also discovered six other new sea sponge species.

Scientists found a freckled sea creature with “canine-like” teeth on giant barrel sponges in Indonesia and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In the crystalline ...