Web Directory

» '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.
   http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14690

» 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
   http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/09Rintel.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=e08a545196e373ba&ex=1362718800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

» A Tardigrade from Scotland
   A tardigrade from Scotland, Isohypsibius annulatus, described in Microscopy UK's online magazine.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug00/ellstard.html

» And Water Bear it Is!
   Entry in the DNA and Diversity blog about Hypsibius dujardini, a species of tardigrade whose genome is being sequenced.
   http://www.scientificblogging.com/dna_and_diversity/and_water_bear_it_is

» Behold the Mighty, Microscopic Water Bear
   A short video from NPR's Science Friday about tardigrade research.
   http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99800021

» 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.
   http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/can-life-survive-deep-space-lets-send-it-there/

» 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.
   http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816378,00.html

» Do microorganisms have biogeography?
   Blog post explaining a theory that microorganisms, including many tardigrades, disperse around the world.
   http://biogeography.blogspot.com/2008/08/do-microorganisms-have-biogeography.html

» Extreme Animals
   Article discussing tardigrades and their ability to withstand hostile conditions.
   http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/261/extreme-animals

» Five Creatures That Prove Life Could Exist On Other Planets (Or In Space)
   A blog post about animals and microbes that can survive extremes.
   http://io9.com/5536752/five-creatures-that-prove-life-could-exist-on-other-planets-or-in-space?skyline=true&s=i

» Genome Sequencing Project
   A tardigrade genome sequencing project, launched in 2007.
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=genomeprj&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Overview&list_uids=20345

» Hardy Li'l Critters will be First Tested in Open Space
   News entry in the Boing Boing blog about tardigrades in space.
   http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/26/hardy-lil-critters-w.html

» Hunting for 'Bears' in the Backyard
   Illustrated method for finding terrestrial tardigrades, an article from the Microscopy UK web magazine.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay99/dwbear.html

» Marine Tardigrada
   Taxonomical list of marine species, publications containing the original species descriptions, and some images.
   http://homepage3.nifty.com/cxj11255/tardigrada/

» Moonstruck
   Two American college students looking for tardigrades in China to send to the moon, on a Google Lunar X Prize mission
   http://moonstruck2010.wordpress.com/

» Mosses: More than just green forest dwellers
   Feature story about mosses and the tiny organisms that live on them.
   http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/110609/out_513336214.shtml

» Nature's Secrets: What is the Most Common Species in Southwest Florida?
   A newspaper article about tardigrades from the Herald Tribune of Southwest Florida.
   http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050911/COLUMNIST18/509110849

» Tardigrade Discussion List
   Archives of a discussion list about water bear biology that was active from 2000 to 2006.
   http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/tardigrada.html

» Tardigrade Newsletter
   Current research on tardigrades compiled by two researchers.
   http://www.tardigrada.net/

» Tardigrades
   A monthly web magazine, video clips, and images.
   http://www.baertierchen.de/main_engl.html

» Tardigrades (Water Bears)
   Describes the creature's anatomy, reproduction methods, food sources, habitats, and the response to extreme environments. Includes photos and resource links.
   http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/tardigrade/

» 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.
   http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v43n3-may1997/

» Tardigrades in Space
   TARDIS, a research project evaluating the ability of tardigrades to survive in open space conditions.
   http://tardigradesinspace.blogspot.com/

» The Incredible Water Bear
   Article from Microscopy UK, illustrated with still images and video clips.
   http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun00/mmbearp.html

» Tiny water bears become first creatures to survive in space
   Daily Mail story about tardigrades surviving a trip in open space
   http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1054351/Tiny-water-bears-creatures-survive-space.html

» Top 10 Things Launched Into Space in 2008
   Wired story about 2008 space launch cargo, including tardigrades
   http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/01/top-10-things-l.html

» Water Bear: Echiniscis
   Photographs and information on the organisms in this genus.
   http://fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/water_bear.htm

» 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.
   http://www.xprize.org/lunar/teams/selene/blog/water-bears-to-space-again

» 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
   http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4295922.html