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I've seen claims online that tardigrades can live for 30 years without food or water. A Nat Geo article says this, without attribution. My initial reaction was that this must be an estimate. Why would anyone wait 30 years to figure this out? But Japanese scientists actually did.

I've seen claims online that tardigrades can live for 30 years without food or water. A Nat Geo article says this, without attribution. My initial reaction was that this must be an estimate. Why would anyone wait 30 years to figure this out? But Japanese scientists actually did.