The mysteries of how tardigrades survive some of the most extreme environments imaginable have potentially been solved. Tardigrades, sometimes adorably known as water bears or moss piglets, are ...
Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep ...
New research finds that the microscopic “water bears" are remarkably good at repairing their DNA after a huge blast of radiation. By Carl Zimmer To introduce her children to the hidden marvels of the ...