outer space, and decades without food or water. It's called a "tardigrade" or "water bear". It's just one of many aquatic invertebrates on the planet, but it's unlike any other life form that ...

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If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears ...

As India’s astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla heads to the International Space Station on the Axiom-4 mission, he won’t be alone — a ...

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.