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5 of the wildest experiments tardigrades have survived in the name of science
The extremely hardy (and cute) tardigrades thrive in harsh environments ill-suited for most life, i…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Rare video footage of a tardigrade threesome that lasted 30 minutes documents the wild sex lives of water bears
One of the first video recordings of tardigrade group sex reveals the unusual way tardigrades mate …
Crystal Raypole
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Scientists discovered a 16-million-year-old fossilized tardigrade trapped in amber - a 'once-in-a-generation event'
Tardigrade fossils are hard to spot due to their tiny size. But experts found an ancient tardigrade…
Aylin Woodward
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Videos of tardigrades walking around reveal that these microscopic water bears rely on 'grappling hook' claws
Tardigrades are microscopic creatures with "noodles for legs," as one expert describes it, but they…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX just launched 5,000 tardigrades into space so astronauts can study how indestructible they are
SpaceX's latest resupply mission to the International Space Station launched on Thursday. Tardigrad…
Aylin Woodward
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10 things in tech: Apple WWDC, Trump's suspension, SpaceX tardigrades
Apple's upcoming developer conference, Trump stays banned from Facebook, and Apple employees protes…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Scientists shot tardigrades out of a gun at more than 2,000 mph to see if the critters could survive
A spacecraft carrying tardigrades crashed on the moon in 2019. In a 2021 study, scientists set out …
Aylin Woodward
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A group of tardigrades crashed into the moon in April. The indestructible critters could still be alive.
But because tardigrates can survive in extreme environments, it's likely these tiny astronauts are …
Aylin Woodward
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NASA scientist says there could be microbial life hiding in dark craters on the moon's south pole
Extreme microbes on Earth have demonstrated they can survive harsh conditions similar to the lunar …
Jessica Orwig
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See the best microscopic footage of Nikon's 2019 Small World in Motion competition
Then you have the stink bug, seen here entering the world from its shell. It's perhaps the start of…
Bob Hunt,Steve Cameron,Steve Cameron
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In a hidden lake far below the Antarctic ice, scientists found the bodies of tiny creatures. Photos reveal how they accomplished the deep dive.
The team succeeded in reaching the lake, and extracted a 5.5-foot-long ice core (the longest ever f…
Aylin Woodward
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Humans are just starting to understand this nearly invincible creature - and it's fascinating
Astronauts left tardigrades unprotected in outer space for weeks. Radiation and lack of oxygen coul…
David Anderson
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Researchers say tiny 'water bears' will survive until the sun explodes - and it's good news in the search for alien life
When researchers sequenced the creatures' genome in 2015, they found that nearly a sixth of tardigr…
Dana Varinsky
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In a lost lake 3,500 feet under the Antarctic Ice, scientists just found the carcasses of tiny creatures
The SALSA team used a corer - which is essentially a tube that gets screwed into the ice - from the…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists have worked out how this tiny bear-like creature is indestructible - and it could help shield people from radiation
They manage this by going into a state of cryptobiosis, which is when all metabolic processes stop.…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A museum turned a tiny invincible animal into a chair and Instagrammers love it
Neil deGrasse Tyson popularized this adorable creature in a 2014 episode of his space television sh…
Julia Calderone
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Scientists revived tiny Siberian worms that had been frozen in permafrost for 42,000 years - and they started moving and eating
The researchers published their findings in the journal Doklady Biological Sciences in May, and the…
Jeremy Berke
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Before we put people on Mars, we should infect the planet with Earthly microbes, a group of scientists says
Accordingly, all equipment and rockets sent into space are carefully sterilized before leaving Eart…