Meet the Toughest Creature on Earth

Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, have astoundingly impressive survival skills. These minuscule micro-animals, measuring just 1mm, can endure extreme conditions that would obliterate most life forms, including humans. Experts predict they could persist long enough to witness the Sun's demise.

Space Wonders: Surviving the Final Frontier

Forget humans; these remarkable creatures were the first animals to survive a trip into outer space. In 2007, tardigrades were blasted into the cosmos and returned with many alive—some even laid eggs in microgravity, resulting in healthy hatchlings! They hitchhiked aboard the ill-fated Beresheet mission to the Moon in 2019, though their fate remains unknown.

Anatomy of Resilience: How They Do It