For 24,000 years, tiny creatures lay dormant, entombed in the frozen depths of Siberia’s permafrost. These microscopic creatures, known as bdelloid rotifer, were in a suspended state between life and ...

Imagine an animal able to survive any harsh condition known to man. This animal actually exists right in your own backyard! Tardigrades, also known as Water Bears, are water-dwelling, microscopic ...

If you see a funky-looking blob while you’re fishing in Ohio, don't look away. It could be a colony of numerous animals. Invertebrates in this colony, known as the bryozoan or "moss animals," reside ...

Despite their microscopic size, plankton are crucial for marine ecosystems. They act as the base of the entire food chain in oceans and freshwater. Plankton are microscopic living organisms that drift ...

Researchers have discovered that tardigrades -- microscopic animals famed for surviving harsh extremes -- have an unusual response to radiation. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers ...

New ice lithography method enables creation of nanoscale patterns on living tardigrades, advancing integration of biological systems with technology for sensing and monitoring. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

Long before humans built labs, filed patents, or sketched blueprints, animals were already solving the same problems we struggle with today. Nature has spent millions of years refining ways to move ...

HAYDEN LAKE, Idaho – Diane Lawrence couldn’t identify the gelatinous masses attached to the community dock in her Hayden Lake subdivision. They were translucent with a jellyfish-like texture, and they ...

Christopher G. Wilson receives funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Reuben W. Nowell receives funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Tim ...