You can burn them, freeze them, shoot them into space – they wouldn’t bat an eyelash, even if they had eyelashes. Go into the microcosmos and learn about the tiny animals that are so astoundingly durable, they can survive conditions not found here on Earth.
# Tardigrades: Tiny Creatures with Superpowers
Get ready to learn about tardigrades, aka water bears or moss piglets – microscopic creatures the size of a grain of salt that might just be the toughest animals on Earth. Josh and Chuck explore how these adorable little eight-legged organisms can survive near absolute zero temperatures, extreme heat, crushing pressure, radiation exposure, and even the vacuum of space, seemingly defying every law of biology. They also dig into the wild science behind how tardigrades pull off these incredible feats and chat about the researchers obsessed with figuring out their secrets.
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