A Tardigrade (AKA water bear) is an eight-legged segmented micro animal (Ref. Britanica). Italian biologist ‘Spallanzani’ ...

That's exactly what scientists have done with the tardigrade, and the tech they used could have some valuable real-world applications. Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades are ...

Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and ...

In this week's 7 Days of Science, there's some amazing news about the geology of Mars, some new research on tardigrades, and a new dinosaur species named! Become a Channel Member or support us on ...

A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested than at present. In the ...

Water bears or tardigrades are tiny creatures that can survive extreme temperatures and even space. Scientists want to analyse if they can survive in space for longer periods and if they can ...

Spiders aren't the only 8-legged animal found in nature. There are other animals, mainly arachnids, that have eight legs.

Ahead of the historic Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station, Indian astronaut-designate Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will have to go through a 14-day quarantine ...

Data collected by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Marine and Environmental Research at the University of Porto (CIIMAR-UP) showed the research ...

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