A NEW ghost shark and a carnivorous “death ball” sponge are just two of the over 1,100 new species discovered in the deep sea ...

Imagine SpongeBob Square Pants as a carnivore. That might seem a bit far-fetched, but scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death ...

SAN DIEGO – Scientists using a remote-controlled robot submersible have discovered a new species of poisonous sponge in deep waters off San Diego. Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For any newly discovered species, the conservation status is almost always unknown at first. Scientists can't assess its ...

You ask and we deliver! And if you have ever had any doubt we are the baddest blog ever, we have carnivorous sponge video! Bolstered by a commenter about the mechansism of flesh eating sponges, I ...

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists have announced the top 10 new species described in 2009. The top 10 new ...