The study of fossilized resin stones containing several creatures allowed scientists to recreate the interactions between ...

Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their ...

Tiny insects trapped in amber could tell us a great deal about their roles in past ecosystems: pollinators, parasites, predators, and prey. But how many of the insects preserved alongside each other ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 were ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head.The insect, along with a ...

In the realm of ant fossils, few discoveries send shivers down a scientist’s spine. This one did. Hidden for over 100 million years in Brazil’s limestone-rich Crato Formation, researchers recently ...