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Tag: Sponges

Sponge fossils and local cooling: Three Czech discoveries from Antarctica

Czech scientists working with an ATV in the field near James Ross Island. Photo: Czech Antarctic Programme

Ole Ellekrog

Since 2007, the Czech Antarctic Programme has made a number of discoveries on Antarctica.

First complete overview of biodiversity in the world's oceans

Julia Hager

A comprehensive biodiversity study yields astonishing results and AWI researchers discover impressively large sponge gardens in the Arctic deep sea.

First animal life as early as 890 million years ago?

Julia Hager

Fossils from northwestern Canada may be remains of the oldest sponges found to date.

Arctic sponges are rolling stones

Dr. Michael Wenger

Arctic deep-sea sponges are not animals stuck to the seafloor, but can probably actively move around, a little biological sensation.