A newly identified sponge group called Vilesida is giving scientists a clearer view of animal origins, linking sponges with ...

Scientists are debating the Earth's first creature, with evidence pointing to simple, sponge-like organisms emerging around ...

A completely new order of marine sponges has been found by researchers at the Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University. The sponge order, named Vilesida, produces substances that could be used in drug ...