Can tardigrades survive climate change?
You may have heard the rumors: tardigrades are tough. Giving the honey badger a run for its money, the tardigrade or water bear has been reported t...
You may have heard the rumors: tardigrades are tough. Giving the honey badger a run for its money, the tardigrade or water bear has been reported to be practically impervious to freezing cold and scorching heat and radiation. Even their eggs, according to Wired , may be able to survive a trip to space . But, as New Scientist reports, climate change may not, perhaps, be as easy for them to shrug off . Researchers at the University of Modena set out to study the effects of climate change on tardigrades, who, according to New Scientist , are plentiful in the Antarctic.