9+ hour, 9+ min ago  (223+ words) Marine biologists at Memorial University were studying sea cucumbers in the lab when they noticed something odd: a torn bit of the cuke's tissue wasn't dying. It even seemed to be growing. "Zombie tissues," are how the scientists now affectionately…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (445+ words) Tardigrades are microscopic animals known for their ability to survive extreme conditions, from the deepest oceans to the tops of volcanoes, and even being blasted off into space. Penn State Altoona Professor of Microbiology Corien Bakermans was part of a…...