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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

Tardigrades are microscopic organisms found in environments that often appear lifeless. Scientists and enthusiasts locate ...

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 ...

A model of a tardigrade at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Tardigrades turn out to be masters of molecular repair. Tardigrades are a reminder that even the smallest creatures can ...

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 ...

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 ...