Also called roundworms, nematodes are a very adaptable group of sometimes microscopic animals. In addition to tardigrades and rotifers, some nematodes can survive harsh conditions by entering a ...

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 ...

Most animals follow a predictable biological script. They grow, reproduce, wear out, and then die. But a few species have missed that memo entirely. They regenerate lost body parts, halt aging, ...

From creatures that seek out flames to microscopic beings that survive in space, these animals remind us just how extreme ...

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 ...

Microscopic animals held algae captive and stole their genes for energy production, thereby evolving into a new and more powerful species many millions of years ago reveals a new study published today ...

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 ...

Most people think superpowers belong in comic books, but nature’s been handing them out for millions of years. Some animals can regrow lost limbs, detect electric fields, or even survive in outer ...

The Beresheet lunar probe, carrying tardigrades, crashed on the Moon in April 2019 due to a gyroscope failure during the landing sequence, resulting in a high-speed impact. Tardigrades are microscopic ...

A recent study has found that soil is home to 59% of all life on Earth, from an insect feeding on the soil surface to a tiny microbe nestled in a soil pore. This discovery crowns soil as the most ...