A baby tardigrade riding a nematode won $600 in Nikon's Small World in Motion Video Competition. Quinten Geldhof captured the video using a microscope and an iPhone. His setup cost under $1,000. The ...

Multiple ancient and extinct species of tardigrades, aka “water bears,” can now be seen in unprecedented, high-resolution detail thanks to high-powered microscopy tools. With these new observations, ...

An image of a tardigrade with a psychedelic light show in its guts took home a top prize in an international photo competition. Inside the microscopic and endearingly tubby "water bear," tiny internal ...

When asked to name the most resilient animal, not many people likely think of tardigrades. In fact, most people probably don’t even know tardigrades exist. Affectionately called water bears or moss ...

Have you ever heard of an animal that can survive in boiling water, in below-freezing temperatures and even in the depths of space? Well, if not, then you should probably learn about the microscopic ...