According to the story by NPC, the discovery of what was noted as an incredibly rare fossil is now helping scientists be able to learn more about one of the Earth's reportedly ancient as well as most ...
A baby tardigrade riding a nematode won $600 in Nikon's Small World in Motion Video Competition. Quinten Geldhof captured the video using a microscope and an iPhone. His setup cost under $1,000. The ...
Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein, Dsup. Learning how could help protect humans against ...
A newly discovered species of tardigrade that glows blue when exposed to ultraviolet light uses the powers of fluorescence as a protective shield, according to new research. Tardigrades, nicknamed ...
Some experts are skeptical that the frozen moss piglet really entered a quantum state. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
The tardigrade is one of nature’s toughest animals, using a unique form of hibernation to endure otherwise fatal conditions such as extreme heat and pressure, or even the vacuum of space. Scientists ...
Tardigrades are hardy enough to survive large asteroid impacts and even supernova blasts. • Water bears have survived all five mass extinctions on Earth since they first evolved about half a ...