A baby tardigrade riding a nematode won $600 in Nikon's Small World in Motion Video Competition. Quinten Geldhof captured the video using a microscope and an iPhone. His setup cost under $1,000. The ...

Tardigrades can survive in extreme environments, but a 2021 study showed they're not indestructible. Scientists found these creatures couldn't survive speeds above 2,000 mph when shot out of a gun.

An enlarged image of a microscopic tardigrade. These invertebrates are considered close relatives of arthropods and are found in a variety of habitats around the world. Most plant-eating tardigrades ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard of an animal that can survive in boiling water, in below-freezing temperatures and even in the depths of space? Well, if not, then you should probably learn about the microscopic ...

They're found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and thousands of them have even crash landed and been spilled onto the moon. The microscopic water bear has a ...

Witness tardigrades hatching under the microscope in incredible detail.