Tardigrades are hardy microscopic creatures known for their ability to withstand extreme conditions. Water bears can go years without food or water and endure extreme radiation and temperatures. From ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A microscopic photo of the face of a tardigrade species. For the first time, scientists have figured out how tardigrades — some of ...

Scientists studying the biology of the tardigrade have filled in important new details around how the tiny aquatic creature can survive the harshest of conditions. The discovery centers on a newfound ...

New research finds that the microscopic “water bears" are remarkably good at repairing their DNA after a huge blast of radiation. By Carl Zimmer To introduce her children to the hidden marvels of the ...

Some species of tardigrades, or water bears as the tiny aquatic creatures are also known, can survive in different environments often hostile or even fatal to most forms of life. For the first time, ...

The mysteries of how tardigrades survive some of the most extreme environments imaginable have potentially been solved. Tardigrades, sometimes adorably known as water bears or moss piglets, are ...

(CNN) — Tardigrades, also known as water bears, commonly survive in some of Earth’s most challenging environments. The microscopic animals are so extraordinary that they have even traveled to the ...

They're found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and thousands of them have even crash landed and been spilled onto the moon. The microscopic water bear has a ...

Have you ever heard of an animal that can survive in boiling water, in below-freezing temperatures and even in the depths of space? Well, if not, then you should probably learn about the microscopic ...

Researchers discovered how a sugar called trehalose works with proteins to allow tardigrades to survive a severe lack of water. University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into the ...

Discover the fascinating world of unique organisms, like the tardigrade and spiny-headed worm, that have developed incredible ...