Sea sponges “sneeze” in slow motion to get rid of the sand and pollutants that they suck into their bodies, and the expelled mucus may be an important food source for other marine organisms.
Dolphins that rub themselves against corals and sea sponges with antibacterial properties could be treating their wounds and skin diseases. Researchers took samples of two corals – gorgonian ...
Vibrio bacteria, named for their vibrating swimming motion, span approximately 150 known species. Most Vibrio live in brackish or salt water, either swimming free or living as pathogens or ...
Stifling a sneeze by clamping your nose and mouth shut can cause serious physical damage, doctors are warning. Medics in Leicester treated a 34-year-old man who ruptured his throat while trying to ...
Humans have found many ways around the vicious game of biological competition. You didn't crawl out of the hospital nursery past hordes of hungry predators, and you probably didn't fight anyone ...
A simple sneeze can travel up to 100 miles an hour and spray a cloud of 100,000 germs. Sounds gross, but sneezing is actually a protective reflex that's designed to keep you healthy. It begins ...
National Influenza Vaccine Week — Dec. 4 to 8 — serves as a reminder to make sure your seasonal vaccines are up to date, ...
Sea sponges are constantly shedding chemicals into the sea, and now researchers can “smell” them. With the help of a new device, the In Situ Marine moleculE Logger, or I-SMEL, researchers at Station ...
New research has unravelled the mystery of why sea sponges die when the water gets too warm. The cause of death appears to be the sudden loss of microbes that usually act to detoxify sponge tissue.
A good, exfoliating scrub will remove dirt and grim. What it can’t do, however, is provide the ultimate exfoliating experience. A gentle sugar or charcoal rub doesn’t get the dirt and grease ...
Actually, it's more like eat and be eaten for most organisms. While plants and some bacteria can make their own food, other organisms must eat living things to survive. This makes them predators.
