• Tardigrade Newsletter   - Current research on tardigrades compiled by two researchers.

• 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.
• National Science Digital Library - Tardigrade pages from the National Science Digital Library, a resource created by the National Science Foundation.
• Phylum Tardigrada - A thorough outline of the biology of the tardigrades, including their features, life cycle, classification and ecology.
• Tardigrade Discussion List - Archives of a discussion list about water bear biology that was active from 2000 to 2006.
• Tardigrades - Provides background information and guidelines for using the animals in a student research project.
• Tardigrades - Movies, pictures, protocols and publications from a research laboratory at the University of North Carolina.
• Tardigrades - Introduction, taxonomy of the tardigrade genera, and a description of Pseudobiotus megalonys. In German and English.
• Tardigrades - A monthly web magazine, video clips, and images.
• Tardigrades - Research on this group at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Includes image gallery.
• Tardigrades - Research project by Brandon Shifflett on these interesting animals including their classification, habitat, adaptations, nutrition and reproduction.
• Tardigrades in Space - TARDIS, a research project evaluating the ability of tardigrades to survive in open space conditions.
• Tardigrades (Water Bears) - Describes the creature's anatomy, reproduction methods, food sources, habitats, and the response to extreme environments. Includes photos and resource links.

• 'Water bears' are first animal to survive vacuum of space - News article reports that tardigrades exposed to open space have survived and reproduced. (September 8, 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 9, 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)
• Can the World's Toughest Animal Survive Space? - Wired Science article about the 2007 Tardigrades in Space program (September 26, 2007)
• 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)
• Extreme Animals - An article from NASA's Astrobiology Magazine about the ability of tardigrades to survive extreme conditions. (September 1, 2002)
• A Tardigrade from Scotland - A tardigrade from Scotland, Isohypsibius annulatus, described in Microscopy UK's online magazine. (August 1, 2000)
• The Incredible Water Bear - Article from Microscopy UK, illustrated with still images and video clips. (June 1, 2000)
• Hunting for 'Bears' in the Backyard - Illustrated method for finding terrestrial tardigrades, an article from the Microscopy UK web magazine. (May 1, 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 1, 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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