In the depths of the ocean, a creature called the Monorhaphis chuni sponge is challenging our understanding of longevity.

More information: Giacomo Falcucci et al, Adapting to the Abyss: Passive Ventilation in the Deep-Sea Glass Sponge Euplectella aspergillum, Physical Review Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.

Companies want to exploit valuable deep-sea metals in international waters ... with elaborate sails on their back to beautiful glass sponges," said Muriel Rabone of the Natural History Museum ...

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Originally from El Paso but now based in Fort Worth, Ramirez is currently a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington ...

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If the wine is in bottles and sealed with an efficient cork or screw-cap, I doubt the wine turns out any differently than if ...

Researchers broke down the genetic code of the proteins in the teeth and incorporated them into a plastic that could be useful for repairing implants in the human body or deep-sea fiberoptics.

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San Diego has finished pulling more than 155,000 pounds of debris out of just one prominent riverbed encampment, illustrating ...

Holland America Line details a new itinerary as part of the line's 18 itinerary cruisetour offerings for the 2026 Alaska ...

Britain, birthplace of rail transport, will get its first ever luxury sleeper train touring England and Wales next summer.