Life Forms That Can Survive Being Completely Dried Out for Years
Learn the biological secrets that allow tiny tardigrades to pause their lives for decades and come back from being completely dried out.
Learn the biological secrets that allow tiny tardigrades to pause their lives for decades and come back from being completely dried out.
Discover the biological mechanisms that enable some animals to naturally shut down pain signals for survival.
Discover the surprising intelligence of animals that navigate their complex worlds using distributed nerve networks instead of a brain.
Scientists are considering the possibility that a second, hidden form of life coexists with us on Earth.
Learn about the gruesome life cycle of a flatworm that hijacks a snail’s brain and body for its own survival.
Discover the biological mechanisms that allow this unique fish to weaponize electricity for navigation and predation.
Learn about the unique biological mechanism that allows cephalopods to alter their genetic instructions for survival.
Discover how a tiny sea creature’s ability to reverse its life cycle is providing new insights into the science of longevity.
Learn why this perpetually young amphibian’s remarkable regenerative powers are a major focus for scientists.
Learn how a remarkable amphibian’s ability to survive being frozen could unlock the future of human medicine.