In the recent study, researchers dehydrated tardigrades to induce a cryptobiotic state—a sort of half-dead hibernation. They ...

These microorganisms are so tough that India is launching them to space to study how they survive in extreme environments.

Tardigrades—tiny, water-dwelling creatures also known as “water bears”—are some of the toughest animals on Earth. They can ...

A t half a millimeter long (0.02 inches) tardigrades are so small they’re hard to see without a microscope. However, these ...

New ice lithography method enables creation of nanoscale patterns on living tardigrades, advancing integration of biological ...

Since tardigrades are known for their extreme survival abilities — from boiling heat to the vacuum of space — adapting a ...