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

I have analyzed sand from across the world and added samples, including one of sea glass, into a collection for the environmental, earth and atmospheric sciences at UMass Lowell. The way this ...

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 ...