Deep below the Monterey Bay’s watery surface, a rainbow of sponges and corals benefit from a state law originally designed to protect fish. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

Deep below the Monterey Bay’s watery surface lies a rainbow of sponges and corals. Now, researchers have discovered that these still and silent creatures benefit from a state law originally ...

From starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean's invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so are their superpowers, as marine biologist Drew ...

Sedentary marine invertebrates such as sponges, are an important source for a large variety of biologically-active substances. Until more advanced techniques such as chemical synthesis, ...

Sponges are one of the oldest animal groups found on Earth, ... They also spotted several unusual brown trails following behind the invertebrates, ...

The red beard sponge is the most common local sponge. ... small crabs and other invertebrates. Though we don't have corals that build reefs on Staten Island's borders, ...

Saltwater invertebrates, or inverts, as the aquatic community call them, are essential creatures to have in your tank. Not only do they make an interesting talking point, but they are also ...

Seaweed could smother polar underwater ecosystems as melting sea ice exposes the seafloor to more sunlight, new research shows.

Freshwater sponges are very different from the variety most people are familiar with (that'll be the more widely known marine sponge). Invertebrates and filter feeders, to the untrained eye ...

Freshwater sponges are very different from the variety most people are familiar with (that'll be the more widely known marine sponge). Invertebrates and filter feeders, to the untrained eye ...