Bizarre Facts: A Possible Rare Sponge Reef Found Near California

CHANNEL ISLANDS— Vast mounds of sponges stretching hundreds of meters have been discovered 600 meters down near the Channel Islands.   The reef-resembling mounds were first spotted in 2020 during a dive by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from the research ship EV Nautilus.   “We started seeing patches of dead sponges,” said Abigail Powell...