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 have roasted it, frozen it for decades, and blasted it with enough radiation to kill a human—yet it still sur ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

Explore four of the world’s rarest and most fascinating animals: the resilient tardigrade, Madagascar’s nocturnal aye-aye, the regenerative axolotl, and the armored pangolin. Each species showcases ...

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: ...