In this “freeze-dried,” dormant state, the tardigrades retract their heads and eight claw-fitted legs to resemble a microscopic peppercorn. They can survive like this for decades and only reanimate ...

I researched Tardigrade and found out that it’s a worldwide phylum of 1100 tiny 0.04-inch wide species that survive in extremely low or even desiccant conditions. Individuals that look dried and ...

Moreover, the tardigrade has been the first terrestrial microorganism that can survive in the cold, irradiated vacuum of outer space. Traditionally, species in the phylum Tardigrada were identified ...