Hardy tardigrades are much more vulnerable to heat than cold, but they show some signs that they could adapt over time.
Kimberly M. S. Cartier
Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Senior Science Reporter for Eos.org, joined the Eos staff in 2017 after earning her Ph.D. studying extrasolar planets. Kimberly covers space science, climate change, and STEM diversity, justice, and education
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A Modern Manual for Marsquake Monitoring
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Keeping Indigenous Science Knowledge out of a Colonial Mold
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