Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong ...

A team of researchers from Wuhan University in China has designed a sponge that could potentially help remove microplastics from water sources. Made from squid bones and cotton, the sponge uses ...

Kongjian Yu, the son of a rice farmer who tended terraced water-filled rice fields in China, is now a world-renowned leading voice on what he calls 'sponge planet:' Sponge cities, sponge ...

The thirstier atmosphere pulls more water out of plants and soil, exacerbating drought conditions beyond simple lack of rainfall. "The expanding atmospheric sponge effect may offer a unifying ...

Parents need to know that The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water stars the most famous talking sponge in popular culture. Like the Nickelodeon cartoon series on which it's based, the ...