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 ...

5c00378) Tardigrades take extreme living to another level, thriving in the toughest conditions. These animals (nicknamed “water bears” for their rotund figure) live practically everywhere and can ...

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 ...

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 ...

In reality, tardigrades, also known as water bears, aren’t just “hardy” creatures. They’re eight-legged animals about 0.02 inches (0.5 millimeters) long, and are virtually indestructible.

Tardigrades (aka "water bears") are micro-animals that can survive in the harshest conditions: extreme pressure, extreme ...

Tardigrades take extreme living to another level, thriving in the toughest conditions. These animals (nicknamed "water bears" for their rotund figure) live practically everywhere and can endure ...

Mr Shukla, an officer with the Indian Air Force, will grow the water bear, also called tardigrade and which can reach just 0.5mm in length, during his time on the football field-sized space station.

Chinese researchers have successfully utilized ice-carving technology to create precise nanoscale patterns on living ...

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