But the sponge may benefit too, possibly from prey that the worm attracts. In the video above Dr Ana Riesgo Gil and Dr Sergio Taboada Moreno, researchers at the Museum, discuss the odd relationship of ...

Some animals work together to ward off or evade predators, while others use camouflage, colourful warnings or toxic defences. A flash of colour or a swish of the tail can be the difference between ...

The sea sponge is called Theonella conica ... Molybdenum is a trace element that is necessary for both humans and animals to ...

B eneath the ocean's surface, simple marine animals called sea sponges grow delicate glass skeletons that are as intricate as they are strong. These natural structures are made of a material ...

Scientists predict that sponges—among the most basic animals—arose a few hundred million years before the occurrence of the oldest confirmed fossil specimens, which date to about 500 million years ago ...