Most disposable tampons available on the market are made ... Schichan says however that menstrual sponges are often made from ...

They can be used as a backup for tampons and cups or used on their own. Menstrual sponges, which may be made of a sea sponge ...

Here's what you should know. Can wearing a tampon while you sleep cause toxic shock syndrome? It's rare. But using more absorbent tampons or leaving them in for too long can raise your risk of ...

Many sea sponges, like anemones, use toxins to repel would-be predators. Some species of sea slugs, however, such as Platydoris scabra, have evolved immunity against the toxins of specific sponge ...

A sponge population can pump something like 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water in just one day. 'They also recycle a lot of organic material, so they're really important for the carbon ...

New research has unravelled the mystery of why sea sponges die when the water gets too warm. The cause of death appears to be the sudden loss of microbes that usually act to detoxify sponge tissue.

SpongeBob SquarePants — the cheery sea sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea — turned 25 this year and to celebrate, Wendy’s is collaborating with Paramount to release a real-life ...

The Texas tampon tax is finally eliminated. That means Texans no longer pay state sales tax on menstrual products, such as tampons and sanitary pads. Texas is the 25th state to eliminate sales tax ...

feeding on sea grasses and algae. Juvenile green turtles, however, will also eat invertebrates like crabs, jellyfish, and sponges. While most sea turtles warm themselves by swimming close to the ...

Fortunately, Spanish dancers possess a potent toxin, which deters predators. Sea sponges and other sessile (anchored) organisms compete fiercely with each other for space using physical and ...