Tardigrades are awesome! They can survive in extreme weather and even breed in space, but what else do we know about these mysterious creatures?

Understanding The Weird Anatomy Of An Octopus ►►►► http://bit.ly/1IWZSen
Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://bit.ly/1myXbFG

Read More:

Rival Scientists Cast Doubt Upon Recent Discovery About Invincible Animals
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/ar...
"A recent claim that tardigrades got a sixth of their DNA from microbes is starting to unravel."

How Does the Tiny Waterbear Survive in Outer Space?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science...
“A special adaptation allows the tiny animal known as the tardigrade to curl up into a dry, lifeless ball and survive for decades.”

Learn More About Dr. Meg Lowman
http://canopymeg.com/
“Dr. Margaret Lowman is currently Chief of Science and Sustainability at the California Academy of Sciences.”

____________________

DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mindbending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily.

Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews

Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

DNews on Twitter   / dnews  

Trace Dominguez on Twitter   / tracedominguez  

Julia Wilde on Twitter   / julia_sci  

DNews on Facebook   / discoverynews  

DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews

Discovery News http://discoverynews.com

Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq

Sign Up For The TestTube Mailing List: http://dne.ws/1McUJdm