A new study published in Scientific Reports revealed that kitchen sponges harbor a staggering 54 billion bacterial cells per cubic centimeter. To put that in perspective, this density of bacteria ...

We use them to clean the dishes we eat off, but your kitchen sponge is a damp, crumb-filled environment that is perfect for bacteria to thrive in. Should you opt for a washing up brush instead?

Sponges are ancient animals that retain characteristics of an early and successful experiment in multicellularity while also sharing some highly conserved features (e.g., stem cells) and molecular ...

A sponge-like implant in mice helped guide a treatment ... Researchers know that immune cells attack the myelin sheath around nerves -- a bit like the insulation around an electrical wire ...

A sponge-like implant in mice has helped guide ... full of small pores where cells can attach. After implanting the scaffold just under the skin around the shoulder blades, the team induced ...