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Space Kombucha Could Help Sustain Future Colonies on Mars
If there’s one drink you should pack with you on a future trip to space, let it be kombucha. The fizzy, fermented drink has not only taken over trendy spots in Brooklyn, but it can also be found in low Earth orbit as part of an ongoing experiment of its resilience in the harsh space…
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16-Million-Year-Old Tardigrade Found Preserved in Amber
Though it proved difficult to spot, scientists managed to find an itsy-bitsy tardigrade trapped inside a chunk of Dominican amber. The unprecedented discovery of an ancient tardigrade is shedding new light onto this remarkably durable group of microscopic animals.
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SpaceX Cargo Mission to ISS Includes Baby Squid, Tardigrades, and Avocados
The next SpaceX mission to the International Space Station will deliver more than 907 kg of science supplies, including a batch of tardigrades, tiny Hawaiian bobtail squid, and tissue chips to help explain why astronauts are more prone to developing kidney stones in space. This will be SpaceX’s 22nd cargo resupply mission to the ISS.
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Newly Discovered Glowing Tardigrade Is Weirdly Resistant to Lethal Doses of UV Radiation
A newly discovered species of tardigrade that glows blue when exposed to ultraviolet light uses the powers of fluorescence as a protective shield, according to new research.