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: ...

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An artist's reconstruction of the two tardigrade species found preserved in a pebble-sized piece of amber in Canada. Franz Anthony via Communications Biology under CC BY 4.0 Tardigrades are known for ...