Sponges are unsung heroes for thousands living with chronic illnesses, and they may have the potential to help many more. There are over 9,000 described species of sponge (Porifera) living in the ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. The sea star—often called a starfish, though it's no more a fish than it is a sheepdog—ranks with the most ...

I lead the strategic development and management of the collection and associated staff within the Life Sciences Department to deliver the objectives of the Museum and Science strategies. I am expected ...

For example, calcite and aragonite are polymorphs of calcium carbonate. Porifera ("sponges") - A sponge has a system of holes and canals the animal uses to circulate water through its body. Sponges ...

Hill would also become the first president of the International Association for the study of Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera.

Taxonomy is the classification and description of living organisms. It includes the naming and defining of species, and the collation of data about their biology and biogeography. A systematic ...