From creatures that seek out flames to microscopic beings that survive in space, these animals remind us just how extreme ...

Today, Earth is home to animals of all shapes and sizes, from nearly microscopic creatures like tardigrades to 80-foot-long (25 meters) blue whales. These organisms have arisen and evolved over ...

Tardigrades might be tiny, but they’re nearly impossible to kill. In this episode, we take a closer look at why these microscopic creatures are considered the most resilient animals in the universe.

For 24,000 years, tiny creatures lay dormant, entombed in the frozen depths of Siberia’s permafrost. These microscopic ...

Every life must have an end, yet some species stretch that limit farther than we ever thought possible. Scientists have found ...

These microscopic creatures have lived for tens of millions of years without reproduction. They dry out, shrivel into dormancy, and return to life when rehydrated, even after years. They also absorb ...

Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein, Dsup. Learning how could help protect humans against ...

This week at the Oceanarium, I was stopped short while explaining that the eggs from a crab hatch into larval stages and become plankton. The question that stopped me was, “What is plankton?” Now, my ...

Human beings have been travelling to space in the wake of numerous research missions, be it Neil Armstrong, the first man to ...

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop receives funding from Natural Environment Research Council and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs. If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you ...