
The Curious Strength of a Sea Sponge's Glass Skeleton
https://www.realclearscience.com/2021/01/12/the_curious_strength_of_a_sea_sponges_glass_skeleton_656158.htmlElena Renken, Quanta In 1841, the English biologist Richard Owen marveled at the intricate skeleton of a new sea sponge species found near the Philippines. It resembled “a delicate cornucopia,” he wrote, one woven from […]