The Ultimate Survivor: The Tardigrade

Meet the tardigrade, often called the water bear. This tiny, eight-legged creature holds

the title for Earth's most resilient animal. It can withstand temperatures far above

boiling, comfortably surviving conditions that would instantly destroy almost any other life form.

And when the temperature plummets to freezing or below, the tardigrade simply enters a state

of suspended animation, waiting for better days. Even intense radiation, strong enough to

sterilize a human, barely fazes these tiny titans. Their DNA is remarkably protected.

Most astonishingly, tardigrades have survived the vacuum of space, including deadly solar

radiation, without any protection. When conditions get too dry, they curl into