A photograph of the tardigrade Ramazzottius varieornatus, in the center of a phylogeny of CAHS, the largest of the six desiccation-related protein families analyzed in this study. Tardigrades may be ...

Scientists discovered an incredibly rare fossil suspended in 16 million-year-old amber: a never-before-seen species of tardigrade, a pudgy, aquatic critter that rarely crops up in the fossil record.

There’s no two ways about it: tardigrades are badass. These eight-legged, microscopic water-dwellers have survived the vacuum of space, extreme dehydration, and temperatures ranging from near absolute ...

We know that the tiny tardigrade is one of the toughest creatures on the planet, and a newly discovered species of these miniature 'water bears' has given experts a deeper insight into how they can ...

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Tardigrades are renowned for their ability to withstand extreme environments – now we know how they do it. Tiny molecular sensors in their cells can detect when they produce too many damaging ...

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 ...

Scientists have cast new light on the extreme survival abilities of the tiny tardigrade—one of the most resilient animals on the planet. A team from the University of California San Diego revealed the ...

Tardigrades may partly owe their ability to survive outer space to having the molecular equivalent of cotton candy. Water bears, as the creatures are also known, can famously survive just about ...

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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 ...