The Antarctic sponge may be the oldest animal on Earth, living up to 15,000 years. In the icy waters of Antarctica, ...

Among the floor-to-ceiling units of shelves brimming with jars of alcohol-preserved sea sponge specimens were a couple of long-forgotten plastic boxes packed with hundreds of jars. Peering inside, ...

including more than 200 type and figured specimens. The collection also contains a number of important historical sub-collections. The collection is representative of all continents except Antarctica.

When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...