When our lives are in danger, some humans go on the run, seeking refuge in other countries far away from the threats of home. Animals too migrate to escape danger but one group – the pond-living ...

Bdelloid rotifers are tiny freshwater creatures that are smaller than the width of a human hair, but still have a head, mouth, gut, and other structures. New research has shown that these little ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A microscopic animal has come back to life and successfully reproduced after being frozen for 24,000 years, according to a study ...

They haven't had sex in some 30 million years, but some very small invertebrates named bdelloid rotifers are still shocking biologists -- they should have gone extinct long ago. Researchers have ...

Rotifers are multicellular, microscopic marine animals that live in soils and freshwater environments. They are transparent and can be easily grown in large numbers. As such, they have been used in ...

A molecule made by rotifers prevents parasitic worm larvae from causing infections in mice Tiny aquatic invertebrates, once a nuisance to scientists studying snail fever, may actually hold the key to ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. The blog is on holiday until the start of October, when I’ll return with fresh material. Sex is, on the whole ...

Most living organisms break down instantly when exposed to outer space. With no oxygen, crushing radiation, and extreme ...