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Tardigrades are a class of microscopic animals with eight limbs and strange, alien-like behavior. William Miller, a leading tardigrade researcher at Baker University, says they are remarkably ...

Tardigrades are near-microscopic animals that can survive some of the most extreme conditions on Earth, including freezing temperatures, crushing pressures, and even the vacuum of space.

Tardigrades, or water bears, thrive in some of Earth’s harshest environments. Now, researchers say they have unlocked the survival mechanism of the tiny creature.

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 micro-animals that can survive in the harshest conditions: extreme pressure, extreme temperature, radiation, dehydration, starvation—even exposure to the vacuum of outer space.

Both tardigrades were found entombed in the same amber. (Image credit: Franz Anthony) Only one of the entombed species, Beorn leggi, was ever named."The other one was not described properly ...

Tardigrades, tiny, eight-legged creatures that look like alien bears, are tougher than any beast on Earth. These little guys can withstand massive amounts of radiation, nearly 1,000 times higher ...

Tardigrades were held in a Biopan facility on ESA's Foton-M3 mission in 2007. The lid opened for 10 days in Earth orbit. (Image credit: ESA - S.Corvaja) ...

The world’s most resilient animal, the microscopic tardigrade, produces a radiation-resisting protein that could revolutionize cancer treatment, according to a new study. Scientists found that ...

Microscopic tardigrades—plump, eight-legged arthropod relatives—are nearly indestructible, and their durability superpower may have helped them weather the deadliest mass extinction in Earth ...

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.