Tag: tardigrades

Tardigrades survive deadly radiation by glowing in the dark

Tardigrades are famously near-indestructible, and some have harnessed the power of fluorescence to help them survive intense ultraviolet radiation Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257008-tardigrades-survive-deadly-radiation-by-glowing-in-the-dark/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

The Case for Life on Venus

CNET describes Venus as “a toxic, overheated, crushing hellscape where nothing can survive.” But they reported Friday that one astronomy team’s hypothesis published last month “could prompt a reevaluation of how and where we look for life in the universe.” Carl Sagan speculated about life in the clouds of Venus back in 1967, and just a few years ago, researchers suggested…

Secret to tardigrades’ toughness revealed by supercomputer simulation

Tardigrades can survive extreme temperatures and the vacuum of space – a supercomputer simulation of the behaviour of 750,000 atoms in and around its DNA help explain why Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252583-secret-to-tardigrades-toughness-revealed-by-supercomputer-simulation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

12 Times Science Proved the World Is Amazing in 2019

A river of heartwarming, amazing discoveries also flooded in this year, from tardigrades on the moon (lunar water bears?!) to jewel-like lakes under Greenland to a trippy wonderland of hydrothermal vents. Source: https://www.livescience.com/amazing-uplifting-science-2019.html

Tardigrades Could (Maybe) Survive a Nuclear Attack. And Now We Know How.

Scientists deciphered a key ingredient in tardigrades’ arsenal of superpowers, learning how a unique protein protects the microscopic water bears from harmful radiation. Source: https://www.livescience.com/tardigrade-protein-radiation-protection.html