The new species are all types of sponges, “grubby little” creatures that are often overlooked but play a critically important role in coral reef communities, one of the researchers said.

9. They also help create food for other organisms, he said. Researchers in Hawaii found four new species of sponge, a sea creature that’s important to coral reef ecosystems. Photos from Jan ...

Off the western coast of Australia, ocean giants showed off a rarely seen behavior, researchers said. Matt Hardy via Unsplash With bodies that can grow longer than school buses, it may come as a ...

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Dog walkers are on high alert after rarely seen "venomous" sea creatures washed ashore at an off-leash Aussie beach over the weekend. Blue dragons were spotted along the shoreline at Redhead Beach ...

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