The Year in Weird Science: Photos

[Panich52]

DiscoveryNews

The Year in Weird Science: Photos



Scientific studies can yield results that are often unexpected, occasionally shocking and every now and again just downright weird. This slideshow is a collection of some of the strangest science to turn up in 2015.


There's only one animal known to be able to survive in the extreme environment of space without any life-sustaining equipment: the hardy water bear. Also known as a tardigrade, water bears are seemingly indestructible, able to survive high doses of radiation and temperature extremes.

More
http://news.discovery.com/human/life/the-year-in-weird-science-photos-151228.htm?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dnewsnewsletter

[progressoid]

1. Love the water bear.

k/r

[bvf]

2. Thank, Panich52.

Looks like something Matt Groening might have been working on.