Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. three large barrel sponges growing underwater. the background is pure blue. a small angelfish is swimming into the central sponge.

Scientists found a freckled sea creature with “canine-like” teeth on giant barrel sponges in Indonesia and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In the crystalline waters off ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, ...