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Tardigrade - Wikipedia article about water bears including their anatomy, evolution and adaptations to life in extreme environments.
Do microorganisms have biogeography? - Blog post explaining a theory that microorganisms, including many tardigrades, disperse around the world.
Extreme Animals - Article discussing tardigrades and their ability to withstand hostile conditions.
Genome Sequencing Project - A tardigrade genome sequencing project, launched in 2007.
Marine Tardigrada - Taxonomical list of marine species, publications containing the original species descriptions, and some images.
Moonstruck - Two American college students looking for tardigrades in China to send to the moon, on a Google Lunar X Prize mission
Tardigrade Discussion List - Archives of a discussion list about water bear biology that was active from 2000 to 2006.
Tardigrade Newsletter - Current research on tardigrades compiled by two researchers.
Tardigrades - Introduction, taxonomy of the tardigrade genera, and a description of Pseudobiotus megalonys. In German and English.
Tardigrades - Movies, pictures, protocols and publications from a research laboratory at the University of North Carolina.
Tardigrades - Research on this group at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Includes image gallery.
Tardigrades - Provides background information and guidelines for using the animals in a student research project.
Tardigrades - Research project by Brandon Shifflett on these interesting animals including their classification, habitat, adaptations, nutrition and reproduction.
Tardigrades - A monthly web magazine, video clips, and images.
Tardigrades (Water Bears) - Describes the creature's anatomy, reproduction methods, food sources, habitats, and the response to extreme environments. Includes photos and resource links.
Tardigrades in Space - TARDIS, a research project evaluating the ability of tardigrades to survive in open space conditions.
Water Bear: Echiniscis - Photographs and information on the organisms in this genus.
Water Bears to Space Again - A team competing for the Google Lunar X Prize floats an idea in December 2009 for launching dessicated tardigrades into space, rehydrating them in space, and filming what happens.
10 Intrepid Animal Astronauts - Ten animals who played an indispensable role in paving the inter-planetary way to space. (December 12, 2011)
Charismatic microfauna: A scientist dishes on the wild kingdom beneath our feet - An interview with a conservation scientist discussing the strange organisms she finds in soil, from an online environmental news magazine. (February 17, 2011)
The Indomitable Water Bear - Blog post about a short water bear zine by Chicago artist Alex Chitty (August 05, 2010)
Five Creatures That Prove Life Could Exist On Other Planets (Or In Space) - A blog post about animals and microbes that can survive extremes. (May 12, 2010)
Species You Didn't Know Existed - A description of tardigrades from the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (February 09, 2010)
Mosses: More than just green forest dwellers - Feature story about mosses and the tiny organisms that live on them. (November 06, 2009)
Can Life Survive Deep Space? Let’s Send It There! - Wired Science story about an experiment sending organisms to a Martian moon, and then back to Earth. (October 09, 2009)
Behold the Mighty, Microscopic Water Bear - A short video from NPR's Science Friday about tardigrade research. (January 23, 2009)
Top 10 Things Launched Into Space in 2008 - Wired story about 2008 space launch cargo, including tardigrades (January 05, 2009)
World's Hardiest Organisms to Face 3 Years in Space - News from Popular Mechanics that a Russian spaceship that will visit one of Mars' moons will carry tardigrades and some other hardy organisms there and back (January 01, 2009)
Tiny water bears become first creatures to survive in space - Daily Mail story about tardigrades surviving a trip in open space (September 10, 2008)
'Water Bears' are First Animal to Survive Vacuum of Space - News article reporting that tardigrades exposed to the harsh combination of low pressure and intense radiation found in space, have survived and reproduced. (September 08, 2008)
A Science Prodigy in an Unlikely Place - A New York Times article about a student who, as an eighth grader, studied whether power plants affect local tardigrade diversity (March 09, 2008)
And Water Bear it Is! - Entry in the DNA and Diversity blog about Hypsibius dujardini, a species of tardigrade whose genome is being sequenced. (January 31, 2008)
Hardy Li'l Critters will be First Tested in Open Space - News entry in the Boing Boing blog about tardigrades in space. (September 26, 2007)
Nature's Secrets: What is the Most Common Species in Southwest Florida? - A newspaper article about tardigrades from the Herald Tribune of Southwest Florida. (September 11, 2005)
A Tardigrade from Scotland - A tardigrade from Scotland, Isohypsibius annulatus, described in Microscopy UK's online magazine. (August 01, 2000)
The Incredible Water Bear - Article from Microscopy UK, illustrated with still images and video clips. (June 01, 2000)
Hunting for 'Bears' in the Backyard - Illustrated method for finding terrestrial tardigrades, an article from the Microscopy UK web magazine. (May 01, 1999)
Tardigrades - Bears of the Moss - An article from the Kansas School Naturalist features information about the habitat, anatomy, physiology, and special adaptations to extreme weather. Also, describes how to collect and study samples. Includes photos and diagrams. (May 01, 1997)
Deep-Freeze - A Time Magazine article that mentions Abbe Spallanzani, who discovered tardigrades in 1776, approaching the French philosopher Voltaire to ask about the soul of organisms that can be rehydrated and brought back to life. (April 28, 1952)

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