Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A microscopic animal has come back to life and successfully reproduced after being frozen for 24,000 years, according to a study ...

A strange "fossil worm" has been discovered in Siberia. It showed no signs of life until researchers thawed it out. Then, it ...

It thawed out — and then it multiplied. Scientists successfully revived a “zombie worm” that had been frozen for 24,000 years, revealing new insight into how life survives in the most unforgiving ...

‘Zombie Worm’ revived by scientists: A 24,000-year-old microscopic worm, a bdelloid rotifer, has been revived from Siberian ...

Scientists are hailing the discovery of tiny animals that were able to be revived and even reproduced after being in a frozen state for some 24,000 years. Researcher say microscopic multicellular ...

Scientists have successfully revived a 24,000-year-old microscopic organism from Siberian permafrost, offering new insight into how life can endure extreme conditions over vast stretches of time.

Bdelloid rotifers can survive in ice for thousands of years before being revived, according to a new study. The organisms are resistant to radiation and harsh environments, including the cold.

A lot has changed on Earth in just the last few decades, but for a recently revived microscopic creature, it has tens of thousands of years to catch up on. In a new study published this week in the ...

Bringing a prehistoric being back to life may seem like something out of science fiction, but scientists have done exactly that. Researchers have managed to revive a tiny creature that has been ...

Bdelloid rotifers — a type of microscopic freshwater wheel animal — are known for their propensity for survival. Russian scientists found this to be firmly true when they discovered these rotifer ...