It’s not just about carbon capture to mitigate climate change. Sea sponges that live for millennia hold useful secrets we mustn’t lose. The oldest living things matter to the world in ways ...

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Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Last month, an 18th-century 28-meter wooden shipwreck was discovered off the Mazandaran coast of the Caspian Sea in southern Iran. Operating under Russian influence, the ship likely comprised part ...

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New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million years ago and subsequently buried beneath a thick layer of mud ...

Nike trainer' spotted in 17th century painting Watch a B.C. sea sponge shrink, sigh and sneeze in multi-year timelapse Puerto Rico asks Donald Trump for help after Venezuela threatens invasion The ...

Clockwise from top, a branching gorgonian coral (seen here with a spiky brittle star), a pink tube sponge, and a colony of transparent sea squirts are among the vibrant species at risk.

Did you know sea urchins may live up to 200 years? There are many mysterious organisms in the world, and sea urchins are one of the most alluring. Little Thought, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Sea ...