Feb 5, 2024 · Tardigrades, also known as water bears, commonly survive in some of Earth’s most challenging environments. The microscopic animals are so extraordinary that they have even …

Mar 30, 2025 · Under unfavourable conditions, they go into a state of suspended animation called the “ tun” state—in which the body dries out and appears as a lifeless ball (or tun). In this state …

Jan 17, 2024 · Researchers have discovered a molecular sensor that tells tardigrades it’s time to toughen up. The tiny eight-legged animals, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are …

Mar 4, 2011 · Research on bears has extended our understanding of large mammal hibernation. The findings pave the way to creating similar suspended animation states in humans, with …

Feb 18, 2011 · Today, Science published the first comprehensive study of bear hibernation, which revealed that many of our assumptions about it were wrong. What we learned will help …

Sep 30, 2016 · Scientists have discovered a number of real-world applications for trehalos, most notably in preserving vaccines and platelets that can be sent across the globe and reanimated …

Nov 15, 2016 · It’s the closest thing the natural world has to suspended animation, a way to avoid the negative physical and mental effects of time in space by leveraging a mammalian …

Feb 15, 2019 · Researchers are drawing inspiration from the proteins that they think let hearty water bears cheat time by decelerating their biology. Tardigrades have special proteins that …

Mar 16, 2017 · But when those environments dry up, tardigrades go into a state known as "tun"—it's a kind of suspended animation, which the animals can remain in for up to 10 years. …