"Finding the sponge and analyzing its composition, I discovered that it contained more molybdenum than any other organism on earth: 46,793 micrograms per gram of dry weight," Shoham said.

Although marine sponges are widespread in the oceans, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea on Earth, a study by ...

Deep beneath the ice-encrusted Arctic seas near the North Pole, atop an inactive deep-sea volcano, a community of sea sponges has survived for centuries by eating the fossils of ancient extinct worms.