You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

The SpongeBoost project is taking a creative approach to communicating its mission of enhancing and restoring landscapes' natural water retention capacities. By consolidating existing knowledge, ...

IIT Kanpur's Materials Science and Engineering Department has developed a groundbreaking haemostatic sponge made from ...

Kanpur: Achieving a breakthrough in emergency care and healthcare, the researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology ...

This chocolate cake contains no butter or oil so is naturally lower in fat than a classic chocolate sponge. The addition of grated apple makes the sponge moist and its natural sweetness means you ...

In the hub of CSUN’s ceramics studio, Lucy Kindseth shapes more than just clay. She builds a body of work that explores ...

These parks are designed to absorb excess rainwater and reduce urban flooding, using natural water management techniques such ...

Flooding in London three years ago caused widespread damage and disruption. One way to avoid a repeat is for the capital to become more… spongy. Sponge cities use green spaces like parklands and ...

All-female team explores a promising compound against this ‘essentially incurable’ disease Society has no shortage of metaphors for cancer. Oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee famously titled his ...

New York City experienced record rainfall last week, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency due to mass flooding. Extreme rainfall events like this will likely become more common as ...