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What are tardigrades, and why are they nearly indestructible?
Reference Tardigrades, often called water bears or moss piglets, are near-microscopic animals that are extremely resilient.
1st tardigrade fossils ever discovered hint at how they survived Earth's biggest mass extinction
Detailed 3D images of the first tardigrade fossils ever discovered help scientists predict when tardigrades evolved their near-indestructibility — a trait that might have helped them survive multiple mass extinctions.
4-foot snake vomits up 2 smaller snakes — and 1 was still alive
Wildlife officials in Georgia stumbled across a pair of snakes that had been "expelled" by a larger serpent, only to discover that one of the regurgitated victims was still alive.
Wild gorillas in Gabon eat plants with antibacterial abilities against drug-resistant E. coli
Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli in petri dishes, according to a new study.
Fossils of bone-crushing and meat-slashing Tasmanian tiger ancestors discovered in Australia
Three newfound thylacine relatives recently unearthed in Australia suggest that marsupial predators were more widespread in ancient Australia than previously thought.
Watch 'spaghetti monster' with dozens of pink-tipped sausage legs swimming near Nazca Ridge
Researchers exploring the seafloor off the coast of Chile recently captured mesmerizing footage of a flying spaghetti monster — a carnivorous, colonial creature with countless milky-white arms.
Watch baby Japanese eel escape from stomach of predator in X-ray video
An eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish before its escape attempt.
Giant oarfish: The 'doomsday' fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakes
In mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case.
