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He also notes that a lot remains to be discovered given that Gąsiorek’s research focused solely on mosses and lichens, ...

It’s tiny, chubby, and practically indestructible. Meet the tardigrade, the only known animal that can survive the brutal vacuum and radiation of outer space.

(Convince yourself: A good microscope and a fresh patch of moss or lichens and a little care would allow you to observe the moss piglets doing their clumsy dances. Yes, they are THAT common.) Despite ...