Movies about extreme survival go back to the dawn of Hollywood. Survival comes in many forms. It could be on a deserted island or a deserted planet. It may be in a jail or as a prisoner of war. There ...

Scientists have gained a new understanding of how tiny, ultra-resilient invertebrates known as tardigrades, or 'water bears,' are protected in extreme conditions. Tardigrades are found in water ...

Arctic springtails (Megaphorura arctica) survive freezing temperatures by dehydrating themselves before the coldest weather sets in. Researchers have identified a suite of genes involved in ...

PLYMOUTH — Plymouth author Michael Tougias has met dozens of people who survived natural disasters despite near-impossible odds over the last three decades. His most recent book, “Extreme Survival,” ...

"The five shipwreck survivors clinging to the eleven-foot inflatable Zodiac were in the trough of a thirty-foot swell and looked up into the green walls of water. That's when they saw the sharks." So ...

Tardigrades have previously survived in the vacuum of space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Tiny water-dwelling creatures called ...

New York Times best-selling author Michael Tougias, who grew up in Springfield and Longmeadow, wanted to write a book that combines an edge-of-your-seat read with some useful tips that everyone could ...

Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...

Continue learning essential winter survival skills with advanced shelter building techniques. This video demonstrates ...

With foreclosure rates and unemployment rates reaching highs we haven’t seen since acid-wash jeans were in style (the first time), most people have given up on just living life and have turned to ...

Survival isn’t just a matter of stockpiling food and water purification tablets. This guide is for situations more extreme than that. Find out how to defuse a nuclear bomb, survive a 3500 foot plunge, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery that expands the known boundaries of life habitats, scientists have uncovered extremophiles thriving in a blue ‘volcanic goo’ deep in the ocean. This finding builds on ...