Living organisms need an energy source, water, and a reasonably stable environment in order to survive. Most lifeforms are very particular about where they live and have limited ranges, but a few can ...

Scientists rediscover marine tardigrades, or "water bears," in Malaysia after 50 years, and describe a new species hidden in ...

If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: ...

If you're going to try "tattooing" a microscopic animal, it would make sense to select one of the toughest creatures on the planet. That's exactly what scientists have done with the tardigrade, and ...

Tardigrades – also known as moss piglets – prefer damp environments, but they can survive just about anywhere. Thomas Shahan/Flickr, CC BY-SA A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is ...

Tardigrades, a microscopic marvel, are known for their incredible resilience. These creatures are now getting tattooed. Also known as “water bear,” these are just half a millimeter long, with eight ...

Tardigrades, often referred to as “water bears” due to their bearlike appearance, are among the most remarkable creatures on Earth. Though tiny — measuring between 0.3 to 0.5 millimeter (about .01 to ...

I last wrote about extremophiles—creatures that thrive in environments that are extremely hot, cold, salty, acidic, alkaline, radioactive, and so forth—not just because these critters are interesting ...

(a-d) Optical images of the tardigrade with Pt patterns transitioning from an anhydrobiosis state to an active state under suitable conditions. Shooting time interval is about 4 min. Images of the ...

This tardigrade is sporting a new “tattoo” — represented in this magnified image by the highlighted dots, and visible in the inset image. If you haven’t heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease. In 2016, researchers uncovered one of the ...