Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are tiny eight-legged animals that can survive in extreme ...

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 ...

Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Tardigrades. Water bears. Moss piglets. No matter their name, the microscopic invertebrates are notoriously tough, and now, a team of researchers studied the tardigrade’s ancestors to figure out how ...

From the study of harsh ecosystems to radiation resistance research, tardigrades—also known as water bears—have unwittingly contributed a lot to modern science. But what if they could lend their ...