Deep-Freeze - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,816378,00.html 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.
Marine Tardigrada - http://homepage3.nifty.com/cxj11255/tardigrada/ Taxonomical list of marine species, publications containing the original species descriptions, and some images.
A Science Prodigy in an Unlikely Place - http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/09Rintel.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=e08a545196e373ba&ex=1362718800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss A New York Times article about a student who, as an eighth grader, studied whether power plants affect local tardigrade diversity
Tardigrades in Space - http://tardigradesinspace.blogspot.com/ TARDIS, a research project evaluating the ability of tardigrades to survive in open space conditions.
Phylum Tardigrada - http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/elsberry/taxa/tardigra.html A thorough outline of the biology of the tardigrades, including their features, life cycle, classification and ecology.
Tardigrades (Water Bears) - http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/tardigrade/ Describes the creature's anatomy, reproduction methods, food sources, habitats, and the response to extreme environments. Includes photos and resource links.
National Science Digital Library - http://nsdl.org/search/?verb=Search&s=0&n=10&q=tardigrades&submit=Search Tardigrade pages from the National Science Digital Library, a resource created by the National Science Foundation.
Extreme Animals - http://www.astrobio.net/news/article261.html An article from NASA's Astrobiology Magazine about the ability of tardigrades to survive extreme conditions.
Tardigrades - http://pathfinderscience.net/tardigrades/ Provides background information and guidelines for using the animals in a student research project.
Tardigrades - http://tardigrades.bio.unc.edu/ Movies, pictures, protocols and publications from a research laboratory at the University of North Carolina.
Genome Sequencing Project - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=genomeprj&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Overview&list_uids=20345 A tardigrade genome sequencing project, launched in 2007.
The Incredible Water Bear - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun00/mmbearp.html Article from Microscopy UK, illustrated with still images and video clips.
Hunting for 'Bears' in the Backyard - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay99/dwbear.html Illustrated method for finding terrestrial tardigrades, an article from the Microscopy UK web magazine.
A Tardigrade from Scotland - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artaug00/ellstard.html A tardigrade from Scotland, Isohypsibius annulatus, described in Microscopy UK's online magazine.
Tardigrades - http://www.tardigrades.com/ A monthly web magazine, video clips, and images.
Tardigrades - Bears of the Moss - http://www.emporia.edu/ksn/v43n3-may1997/ 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.
Tardigrades - http://www.nrm.se/theswedishmuseumofnaturalhistory/researchandcollections/zoology/invertebratezoology/factsoninvertebrates/tardigrada.4.5fdc727f10d795b1c6e800010932.html Research on this group at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Includes image gallery.
Tardigrade Newsletter - http://www.tardigrada.net/ Current research on tardigrades compiled by two researchers.
Tardigrade Discussion List - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/tardigrada.html Archives of a discussion list about water bear biology that was active from 2000 to 2006.
Tardigrades - http://www.tardigrades.de/ Introduction, taxonomy of the tardigrade genera, and a description of Pseudobiotus megalonys. In German and English.
And water bear it is! - http://www.scientificblogging.com/dna_and_diversity/and_water_bear_it_is Entry in the DNA and Diversity blog about Hypsibius dujardini, a species of tardigrade whose genome is being sequenced.
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