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Environment
How the Sponge Stays Slim
Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 09:45:22 - Anuradha Menon
Biologists have discovered how a reef-dwelling species of sponge can filter enormous amounts of carbon without growing in size. The sponge Halisarca...

Environment
Ultimate Sponge for Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 - 18:20:12 - Ehud Rattner
Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey are reporting that aerogels, a super-lightweight solid sometimes called "frozen smoke," may serve as the...

General Science
Sponges May Be Earliest Animal Life
Saturday, February 7th, 2009 - 12:29:30 - Anuradha Menon
Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the apparently sudden appearance in the fossil record of a great variety of multicellular creatures -- a rapid...

Biology
Why do Dolphins Carry Sponges?
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 - 14:57:06 - Anuradha Menon
While rare in wild animals, tool use is of widespread interest to researchers because of its relationship to animal cognition, social learning and...

Nanotechnology
Nanosponges Could Soak Up Oil Spills
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 - 19:14:32 - Ehud Rattner
Researchers have created a sheet of entwined nanowires that sop up oil but leave water behind. The sponge, which resembles paper, can absorb 20 times...

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