Tardigrades

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Tardigrades have been to the moon.

Thousands of Tardigrades Stranded on the Moon After Lunar Lander Crash

By Mindy Weisberger published

When you look up at the moon, there may now be a few thousand water bears looking back at you.

The Moon
Around every tardigrade’s mouth are two stylets — hard, piercing tools used to puncture potential meals. These stylets are largely made of the mineral aragonite; It’s possible the shining crystals in this tardigrade’s stomach are made of the same.

Mysterious, Glowing Tardigrade May Have Swallowed Part of Its Own Mouth

By Brandon Specktor published

It looks like buried treasure, but it might just be pieces of the tardigrade's own mouth.

Animals
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9 Times Nature Was Totes Adorbs in 2018

By Brandon Specktor published

2018 was rough. You've earned a little cuteness, don't you think?

Animals
tardigrade slippers gift guide

The Best Gifts for Tardigrade Lovers

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Here are some gift ideas for the tardigrade-entranced.

Human Behavior
A tardigrade as seen through the lens of the AmScope for kids.

Yes, You Can See Tardigrades with a Cheap Optical Microscope

By Jeanna Bryner published

We bought a bunch of tardigrades online (thanks, internet!) and tried to see them with six inexpensive microscopes. Here is what we discovered.

Tech
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How Long Do Tardigrades Live?

By Emma Bryce published

Could tardigrades outlive us all?

Animals
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Origami Robots Just Helped Build the World's Smallest House

By Brandon Specktor published

This teensy little house is so small that even a malnourished amoeba couldn't fit inside.

Planet Earth
Water bears - tardigrades

Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops

By Rafi Letzter published

Like, really big poops.

Animals
An illustration of the human body.

Why DARPA Wants to 'Freeze' Soldiers on the Battlefield

By Rachael Rettner published

A new military program aims to develop treatments that slow down the body's biochemical reactions, to buy time for battlefield injuries.

Health
Water bear embryo, 2017 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition

The Life of a Baby Tardigrade

By Rafi Letzter published

What would this little water bear have encountered in the world?

Animals
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