It's as though they decided to throw out all knowledge that has been gained in the past and letting each group of students form their own idea. The educators keep changing the name of this insanity, but it is the same garbage that doesn't work for science, math or whatever subject.
Chill out, tardigrades are in no danger. The graphs used to show global warming use made up data, and tardigrades have survived many warm periods in earth's history.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGe9JO58Uc8&t=196s