Tardigrades are up to around 500,000 nanometers. Tardigrades are famed for their near-indestructibility, and part of that has to do with their 'tun' state. When environmental conditions become ...

The process began by coaxing tardigrades into their “tun” state. In this state, which tardigrades use to withstand extreme ...

Scientists have found a way to 'tattoo' tardigrades Date: April 23, 2025 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy ...

This tardigrade is sporting a new “tattoo” — represented in this magnified image by the highlighted dots, and visible in the inset image. If you haven’t heard of a tardigrade before ...

When things get really tough – like if their watery home dries up, it gets too cold, or there's not enough oxygen – the tardigrade curls into a tiny, dried-out ball called a "tun". To do this ...

The tardigrade releases almost all of its body water and turns into a shrunken little ball called a "tun". It can remain motionless this way for decades. Astronauts left tardigrades unprotected in ...

If you haven’t heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: ...

When exposed to a salty environment (osmobiosis), a tun is formed while the tardigrade also uses advanced osmoregulation to ...

Despite their need for water, tardigrades can survive droughts by entering what is known as a “tun state” where they tuck in their cells and organ systems, stopping their metabolism and ...

the tardigrade can take it all. 9. They can dry out and shut down their metabolism so that it falls to 0.01% of their usual state. This cyst-like state is called a “tun”, achieved using a ...

Now, scientists are turning to a surprising source for help: tardigrades — tiny, resilient animals known for surviving extreme environments, including radiation levels that would be lethal to ...