For 24,000 years, tiny creatures lay dormant, entombed in the frozen depths of Siberia’s permafrost. These microscopic creatures, known as bdelloid rotifer, were in a suspended state between life and ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest life forms thrive. These deep-sea creatures have evolved in total darkness ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have successfully revived microscopic frozen organisms in Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years. These ancient creatures, known as bdelloid rotifers, survived ...

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, Russian researchers have successfully revived bdelloid rotifers, microscopic animals ...

For more than 1 billion years, Earth’s waterways and oceans have been home to a collection of rocks. Nestled at the floor of of the water, these formations have grown over time, stumping scientists ...

Tardigrades can survive in extreme environments, but a 2021 study showed they're not indestructible. Scientists found these creatures couldn't survive speeds above 2,000 mph when shot out of a gun.

If you have ever swum in the ocean, you have probably accidentally swallowed a mouthful of seawater at one time or another. In a post on TikTok, biology professor Adolfo Sánchez-Blanco, aka ...

Today, Earth is home to animals of all shapes and sizes, from nearly microscopic creatures like tardigrades to 80-foot-long (25 meters) blue whales. These organisms have arisen and evolved over ...

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop receives funding from Natural Environment Research Council and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs. If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you ...