You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

Ek says the best thing you can do to stop that growth is to find a sponge that can dry quickly. She explains that cellulose and natural sponges will hold water longer, but silicone or polymer foam ...

From harnessing their antibacterial qualities to treating diseases like cancer and HIV, scientists are considering sponges as a viable natural source of medicine. Ana Riesgo Gil, sponge expert at the ...

Drawing of Chenendopora michelinii Hinde (specimen NHMUK PI P 1197) published in James Parkinson's book Organic Remains of a Former World ... The Museum has a substantial collection of fossil sponges ...