Sneezing isn't just for landlubbers. Researchers have determined that sea sponges, multicellular organisms that live on the ocean floor, "sneeze" mucus to clear waste from their feeding systems.

Despite lacking nerves, muscles or even brains, sea sponges have the ability to expel clumps of mucus from their bodies in a sneeze-like fashion. This behavior was long known to scientists, but ...

Sea sponges rely on a sneezing mechanism to clear their pores, using mucus to flush out debris. This mucus provides food for other marine life.

A new study in Current Biology found video evidence that some sea sponges sneeze like humans and have “mucus highways” to get rid of waste material underwater.

You might be tempted to say “gesundheit,” but the sea creature’s snot helps feed other marine organisms. By Sam Jones Sneezing is far from a uniquely human behavior. Maybe you’ve seen your ...

Sneezing out mucus may be one of the oldest ways for organisms to get rid of unwanted waste. A group of researchers found that sponges, one of the oldest multicellular organisms in existence ...

This snot trapped bulky particles and carried them down slimy “mucus highways” back towards the intake valves. Every three to eight hours, the sponge contracted its surface to “sneeze” the snot back ...

Sneezing can be traced back more than 600 million years to the humble sponge, according to new research. An involuntary release of air helps it get rid of irritants—just like humans, say ...

Simulate a sneeze with materials you have at home, then experiment with droplet size, tissues, and fabric masks in this kid-friendly STEAM activity.