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Sometimes the difference between life and death is a matter of time. For injured soldiers in the field, the minutes that pass before a medic can treat them can make all the difference. That's why DARPA is looking into ways...

From Eurekalert Public Release: 14-Jul-2017 University of Oxford The world’s most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies,...

In the event that Earth is struck by an asteroid, the sun goes supernova or the planet is soaked in gamma ray bursts in an extreme energetic explosion, the last surviving creatures won't be cockroaches - they will be tardigrades...

Much like the concept of Futurama, nature has produced a creature hardy enough to survive being completely frozen for years. Japanese scientists successfully revived tiny tardigrades - or “water bears”, their common name...

Glass seems pretty perfect the way it is, but researchers are still constantly looking for ways to make it better. University of Chicago researchers stumbled on a new type of glass while studying tiny, sturdy little creatures...

People who live in Berkeley, California are certainly used to seeing some strange things on the streets of their city. But those who live in the neighborhood near 2747 Matthews Street may point out a structure that's a little...