At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...
A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...
The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.
Paleontologists have discovered the first known fossilized bee nests built inside ancient bones, uncovered in a cave that ...
The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.
Learn how fossils form through sedimentation and mineralization. Discover types like moulds, casts, and trace fossils in our ...
Mercedes-Benz stunned the automotive world by sealing a 1979 G-Class 280 GE inside a 44.4-ton block of amber-colored ...
Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...
A student discovers the first dragonfly fossil from the age of the dinosaurs in Canada. Cordualadensa acorni lived 75 million years ago.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...