Freshwater sponges are not just ancient organisms, they can absorb toxic metals like arsenic, lead, and cadmium, and their ...

The discovery could have major implications for environmental monitoring and restoration strategies across India’s heavily ...

Beyond metal accumulation, the study found that sponge-associated bacteria are functionally enriched with genes linked to metal ion transport, metal resistance and antimicrobial resistance ...

Freshwater sponges represent a unique component of diverse aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Their ability to inhabit lakes, rivers and temporary water bodies underscores their adaptive success. Recent ...

Freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillida) are an understudied fauna. Many U.S. state and federal conservation agencies lack fundamental information such as species lists and distribution data. Such ...

Not long after arriving at Bates to teach biology, Professor April Hill took a map, drew a circle with a 50-mile radius around Lewiston and the college, and gave Gavin Chen ’20, then a junior biology ...

Almost all sponges live in the sea, “and they’re the kind that people know about”, as University of Otago palaeontologist ...

We report the oldest fossil occurrence of freshwater potamolepid sponges (Demospongiae, Spongillina, Potamolepidae) to date, originating from middle Eocene lake sediments accumulated in the Giraffe ...

On a recent Tuesday morning, seven research students inside Baton Rouge Community College's research science lab were hunched over microscopes and jotting down notes with a quiet sense of focus. You ...