For those who haven’t had the chance to see the E.T. sponge up close, Castello Branco’s got you covered. She told Gizmodo via email that the sponge is shaped like half of a ball with a couple of large ...

From the carnivorous death ball sponge to ghostly worms that glow yellow, these recent deep-sea finds prove the ocean is far ...

‘Death Ball Sponge’ and ‘Zombie Worms’- do they sound like some other worldly creatures to you? Well, if ‘yes’, then worry not, you ain’t alone. It seems like there is a bit too much that is happening ...

One of the best things about the E.T. sponge is that its scientific name, advhena magnifica, literally captures what the scientists thought when they first saw it. Advhena magnifica means “magnificent ...