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 ...

A series of scientific findings suggest that life is more resilient, more patient, and more inventive than previously thought ...

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 ...

Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one of Earth’s largest mass extinctions.

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop receives funding from Natural Environment Research Council and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs. If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you ...