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Guided by their teachers, nearly 30,000 Danish schoolchildren, ages 7 to 16, helped scientists from the Natural History Museum of Denmark catalog tiny, water-dwelling animals known as tardigrades, or water bears, and their microhabitats.
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Paulina Rowińska, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
For those who don’t know, tardigrades are more commonly known as moss piglets or water bears.
—Rachel Clark, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2024
This suggests the protein might play a larger role in the water bears’ overall survivability.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Tardigrades, also called water bears, can withstand extreme heat, cold, pressure and radiation.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
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Paulina Rowińska, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
For those who don’t know, tardigrades are more commonly known as moss piglets or water bears.
—Rachel Clark, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2024
This suggests the protein might play a larger role in the water bears’ overall survivability.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Tardigrades, also called water bears, can withstand extreme heat, cold, pressure and radiation.
—Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Water bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20bear. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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