HONOLULU (KHON2) — Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology (HIMB) have uncovered 10 new species of marine sponges in Kaneohe Bay. The groundbreaking ...

Local ecologist Steve Lonhart says most scientists are lucky to know maybe one or two people, in their lifetimes, who have named a new species. He knows someone who has described a couple of dozen – a ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...

ABSTRACT: We compared the species composition, abundance, and cover of sponges in 2 marine lakes (Kakaban Lake and Haji Buang Lake) and adjacent coastal mangroves on the islands of Kakaban and Maratua ...

The ocean is a big place with many deep, dark mysteries. Humans have mapped no more than 20% of the sea, and explored less. Even the kelp forests of Southern California -- among the best studied ...