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Deep‑sea sponges survive in complete darkness in ways we didn’t know before

Alessandro N. Garritano, University of Sydney; UNSW Sydney and Torsten Thomas, UNSW Sydney When we think of marine…

byTorsten Thomas

May 31, 2026