the.com/dormancy
Life hitting pause without ever hitting stop, betting everything on better weather later.
seed recordA 32,000-year-old seed was revived into a flower
frozen frogsWood frogs stop their hearts all winter, then thaw
tardigrade trickSurvives the vacuum of space by drying to dust
bear mythHibernating bears do not actually fully sleep
bacterial sporesSome endospores survive millions of years dormant