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 ...

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A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions. When you purchase ...

Tardigrades were first discovered in 1773 by a German zoologist and pastor in a pond behind his church. Struck by their pudgy form, he dubbed them “water bears.” Jaime Jiménez was examining moss ...

The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 participants Paulina Rowińska In a small Danish cemetery, a researcher hovers ...

"We think the ways tardigrades have evolved to withstand extreme environments on this planet may also be what protects them against the stresses of spaceflight." When you purchase through links on our ...