NEW YORK — SpaceX is set to launch glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tiny "water bear" organisms to the International Space Station on Thursday as part of a cargo resupply mission to support NASA's ...

Tardigrades, the eight-legged creatures, are among the toughest organisms on Earth, capable of surviving in the most extreme conditions One of their most extraordinary abilities is their incredible ...

There’s no two ways about it: tardigrades are badass. These eight-legged, microscopic water-dwellers have survived the vacuum of space, extreme dehydration, and temperatures ranging from near absolute ...

At first glance, the microscopic creatures known as tardigrades don't appear that hardy. Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades sport blobby physiques, lumbering gaits and perfectly ...

It’s not only astronauts that get to go to space. On NASA’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS), water bears and glow-in-the-dark bobtail squid will be heading there, too. No, ...

The winners of a microscopic video competition have been announced, and among the remarkable entries is an incredible clip of a tiny tardigrade riding a roundworm. The Nikon Small World in Motion ...

Researchers found that the bears could withstand an impact of up to 900 meters per second and shock pressures of up to 1.14 gigapascals (GPa). Any higher than those speeds, the seemingly invincible ...

The squid are part of a cargo mission to support NASA's research in space. SpaceX is launched glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tiny "water bear" organisms to the International Space Station on Thursday ...