In 2021, scientists revived microscopic rotifers that had been frozen for about 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost.
Why it is true
The animals, bdelloid rotifers, were taken from a sample of frozen soil 3.5 metres deep. Once thawed, they started moving again and reproduced by cloning, without any need for males.
Source: Current Biology (Shmakova et al., 2021)
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