Tardigrades are microscopic animals that periodically shed their tough external covering, called a cuticle, via molting. Scientists have divided the tardigrade phylum, Tardigrada, into three classes: ...

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: ...

Tardigrades, already made of indestructible win, have shown up again in the scientific weirdness Hall of Fame this week, thanks to a new study(Opens in a new window ...