Scientists have managed to revive microscopic animals that had been frozen in the Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years. The Bdelloid rotifers, or “wheel animals” as they’re sometimes called, shook off ...

Photomicrograph of rotifer. Rapidly rotating cilia at top of head, internal organs visible. Live specimen. Wet mount, 40X objective, transmitted brightfield illumination. Rotifers, also known as wheel ...

June 7 (UPI) --Move over water bears, rotifers are pretty tough too. According to new research, Bdelloid rotifers, a class of microscopic invertebrates, can remain frozen for thousands of years and ...