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  1. Researchers have done some interesting work exploring how well tardigrades can survive in Martian regolith simulants - and found a simple trick can improve its livability.

    spacebotany.uk/blog/what-water

    #tardigrades #astrobotany #SpacePlants

  2. 🌟🦠 Tardigrades conquer Mars sim! Scientists test water bears in fake Martian soil, they slow & stop moving from toxic perchlorates, but revive with a simple water rinse. Clues for space life & planetary protection! Read more: thedebrief.org/scientists-plac

    @goodnews

    #GoodNews #Tardigrades #MarsLife #SpaceDiscovery #ScienceWin

  3. Short-term survival of #tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in #martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1): cambridge.org/core/journals/in -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources: psu.edu/news/research/story/wa - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive: gizmodo.com/scientists-finally - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

  4. Short-term survival of #tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in #martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1): cambridge.org/core/journals/in -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources: psu.edu/news/research/story/wa - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive: gizmodo.com/scientists-finally - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

  5. Short-term survival of #tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in #martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1): cambridge.org/core/journals/in -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources: psu.edu/news/research/story/wa - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive: gizmodo.com/scientists-finally - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

  6. Short-term survival of #tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in #martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1): cambridge.org/core/journals/in -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources: psu.edu/news/research/story/wa - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive: gizmodo.com/scientists-finally - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

  7. Short-term survival of #tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in #martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1): cambridge.org/core/journals/in -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources: psu.edu/news/research/story/wa - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive: gizmodo.com/scientists-finally - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.

  8. Scientists Placed Microscopic Animals in Simulated Martian Soil and Something Unexpected Happened

    Penn State University scientists studying the potential habitability of Mars exposed microscopic animals called tardigrades to a batch…
    #NewsBeep #News #Environment #Astrobiology #environment #extremophiles #marsregolith #Martiansoil #PennState #regolith #Science #Tardigrades #UK #UnitedKingdom #waterbears
    newsbeep.com/uk/451821/

  9. 🦠 Life can flourish in Earth’s most hostile corners. What does that resilience suggest about where life could persist beyond Earth?

    ✍️ Read the full exploration: TPC8.short.gy/mgHJjLGk

    Perhaps the cosmos holds more tenacious possibilities than we expect.

    #Astrobiology #Extremophiles #Tardigrades #Habitability #Biodiversity #Cosmos #Microbes #Science #LifeBeyondEarth #Biology #TPC8

  10. Karhukaiset inspiroivat syöpähoitojen kehittämistä. Ne tuottavat proteiinia, joka suojelee niitä säteilyltä. Tutkimuksessa oli pyritty siirtämään näitä suojaavia ominaisuuksia hiiriin, lupaavin tuloksin.

    (rautalankasuomennos)

    #karhukaiset #tardigrades

    Abstrakti Nature-lehdestä
    nature.com/articles/s41551-025

    Uutisen jakoi BlueSkyssä bsky.app/profile/sailorrooscou

  11. 5 animals that don’t poop: The creatures that break the rules of digestion |

    Defecation is commonly treated as a universal feature of animal life, a visible outcome of digestion and metabolic…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #animalsthatdon'tpoop #Defecation #faeces #Flatworms #jellyfish #Science #Sponges #Tardigrades #Treeholefrog
    newsbeep.com/us/389256/

  12. 5 animals that don’t poop: The creatures that break the rules of digestion |

    Defecation is commonly treated as a universal feature of animal life, a visible outcome of digestion and metabolic…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #animalsthatdon'tpoop #Defecation #faeces #Flatworms #jellyfish #Science #Sponges #Tardigrades #Treeholefrog
    newsbeep.com/us/389256/

  13. 🔬🐻 Microscope footage shows a baby water bear (#tardigrade) breaking free from its egg after its mother drags babies around in a sack of shed exoskeleton. A tardigrade researcher explains that water bears use two egg-laying strategies – either in the shed skin with smooth eggs, or freely in the environment with ornamented eggs that prevent them from washing away in rain.

    👉 nautil.us/witness-the-rare-bir

    #tardigrades #microscopy #biology #science #nature #extremophiles #animals #birth

  14. Did you ever gild #moss? I did! Look behind the scenes of producing my podcast episode about moss and how moss took revenge (I don't know why): steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcut Of course you can listen to the episode now! And I interviewed a quite seditious tardigrade!
    Just search #NatureMatchCuts on your podcatcher.

    #NatureMatchCuts #podcast #ReconnectWithNature #mosstodon #MossMonday #tardigrades #carbonSink #climate #biodiversity #plants #gardening #lawn #nature #sciComm #natureLovers

  15. "A piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet" - I'm just sitting at the interview with this fascinating person, suddenly she cries Yabba dabba doo! - her species won the Guardian #Invertebrate Of The Year contest! 🎉 "They are gloriously independent animals. They don’t need us half as much as we need them." theguardian.com/commentisfree/
    Should I ask her what she thinks about the article?

    #NatureMatchCuts #tardigrade #tardigrades #invertebrateOfTheYear2025 #podcast #mossPiglet #invertebrates

  16. Mapping #Antarctica's hidden ice-free lands: A blueprint for conservation phys.org/news/2025-01-antarcti paper: nature.com/articles/s41597-025

    "The ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora including micro-forests of #lichens, #moss, and two flowering plants, Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort. They also sustain a variety of #mites, #springtails, #tardigrades, #nematodes, #algae, and #microbes. #Seabirds have established breeding colonies in these areas too."

  17. 500-million-year-old alien-like sea creature discovered in Canada. It’s a NewSpecies miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo

    Deep origin of articulation strategies in #panarthropods tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

    "The #lobopodian, part of a group of #animals known for their long bodies and short, stubby legs (e.g. #VelvetWorms, #tardigrades), appeared to have spikes protruding from the body, in addition to legs on the back half of the body while feather-like appendages grew from the front"

  18. Chuncky Bear (microscope) - videos.trom.tf/w/w9yvSo7yi6GhV…

    FINALLY! I was able to capture a waterbear! These creatures are fucking fantastic, read more about them here. These motherfuckers are some of the most resilient forms of life that we know. You put these fuckers into space and they won't give a fuck.

    #waterbears #tardigrades #nicroscope #biology

  19. What Makes Tiny #Tardigrades Nearly #Radiation Proof
    New research finds that the microscopic “#waterbears" are remarkably good at repairing their #DNA after a huge blast of radiation. Tardigrades turn out to be masters of molecular repair, able to quickly reassemble piles of shattered DNA. Recent studies found that some species of tardigrades can withstand a dose of radiation 1,400 times higher than what’s required to kill a person.
    nytimes.com/2024/04/12/science
    archive.ph/2o4pm

  20. New 10 inch hand-built tardigrades stoneware serving bowl at RetroRamics.etsy.com. Link in bio. Just one made. You’ll never eat alone with this bowl!

    #handmade #pottery #handbuiltceramics #bowl #tardigrades #waterbear #art #artist #folkart #outsiderartist #maker #stoneware

  21. New 10 inch hand-built tardigrades stoneware serving bowl at RetroRamics.etsy.com. Link in bio. Just one made. You’ll never eat alone with this bowl!

    #handmade #pottery #handbuiltceramics #bowl #tardigrades #waterbear #art #artist #folkart #outsiderartist #maker #stoneware

  22. New 10 inch hand-built tardigrades stoneware serving bowl at RetroRamics.etsy.com. Link in bio. Just one made. You’ll never eat alone with this bowl!

    #handmade #pottery #handbuiltceramics #bowl #tardigrades #waterbear #art #artist #folkart #outsiderartist #maker #stoneware