Marine biologists will drop 120 tonnes of rubble onto the sea floor off the coast of south-west Victoria to grow new sponge ...

After just two weeks, a sponge can have around eight million bacteria. When we use a dirty sponge, the bacteria is transferred to our hands and the food we are preparing or eating. Needless to say ...

This transmission is crucial for maintaining the health and functionality of sponge-microbe partnerships, which are deeply rooted in the evolutionary history of these organisms[3]. Additionally ...

Did you know millions of bacteria can live on your kitchen sponge, even when you clean it regularly? Still, it's a good idea to clean it every day you use it. Wet a sponge and nuke it in the ...

However, it turns out that using a sponge might actually be spreading more bacteria across your plates, even when they appear clean. This alarming insight comes from research scientist Trond ...

Ana says, 'They ingest a lot of bacteria and they pump water. A sponge population can pump something like 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in just one day. 'They also recycle a lot of ...

Northwestern researchers developed sponges to address water pollution and identified potential health risks of a juice-based ...