This microscopic multicellular organism spent 24,000 years hibernating in Siberian permafrost and came back to life after being unearthed by scientists. It is a bdelloid rotifer, creatures that normally live in aquatic environments and endure extreme conditions such as those of the Arctic. The organism not only survived the dormant state after being thawed, but also managed to feed and reproduce asexually. Previous research had already shown that rotifers could survive up to ten years in the fro