Tardigrades

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Respiro, 2017 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition

In Photos: Jaw-Dropping Images Reveal Science Is Amazing

By Christine Lunsford published

From a close-up of a tardigrade embryo, to an aerial of Antarctic "ice cubes," to a pensive polar bear, winning photographs in Royal Society competition will amaze you.

Planet Earth
A tardigrade in space.

Why Tough, Tiny Tardigrades May Be the 1st Interstellar Travelers

By Rafi Letzter published

'Water bears' are going laser surfing!

Astronomy
Tardigrade

DNA Analysis Reveals Why 'Water Bears' Are the World's Toughest Animals

By Jen Viegas published

Tardigrades are virtually indestructible, and scientists believe alien life could share some of the same qualities as these tiny creatures.

Bears
An extreme close-up of a tiny tardigrade, also known as a "water bear." A new study suggests the tiny eight-legged creatures could be the last survivors of Earth, outliving humanity.

8-Legged Extremophile Freaks Will Outlive Humanity (& Maybe the Sun)

By Sarah Lewin published

The eight-legged micro-animal called a tardigrade could survive nearly all the way until the death of the sun, a new study suggests — long after humans are history.

The Sun
microscope image of a tardigrade, or water bear.

Weird Microscopic Animal Inspires New Kind of Glass

By Elizabeth Peterson published

A really weird, really tiny animal — the microscopic tardigrade — is the inspiration behind a new material that could improve the efficiency of things like LED lights to solar cells.

Engineering
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First Animal To Survive In Space

By Nina Sen published

Tardigrades or Water bears are the only creatures that can survive the extreme conditions in the vacuum of outer space.

antarctic animals, antarctica's wildlife, antarctic wildlife, animals, nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers, springtails, extreme animals

Weird Wildlife: The Real Animals of Antarctica

By Andrea Mustain published

Hint: They're not just penguins.

Antarctica
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