Scientists recently made a fascinating discovery involving amber, a substance known for preserving ancient organisms.

Imagine holding a piece of golden resin in your hand, only to discover that inside, time itself has been trapped—along with ...

Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric fossilization of the real stuff. By Richard Fisher Amber is coveted the world over ...

Amber, the fossilised tree resin, is often known as ‘The Gold of the North’ or the ‘Gem of the Baltic’, because of its beautiful colour. According to the first Polish monograph devoted to it, the 1833 ...

Infrared spectroscopy showed chemical changes in the resin, including a reduced carbonyl (C=O) signal at 1700 cm⁻¹. This pattern is also seen in natural copal and Eocene Baltic amber ...

Learn about the extinct species of "dirt ant" that was found in 16-million-year-old Dominican amber, adding an important ...

They say one person's trash is another's treasure, but a chunk of 'rock' used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure by pretty much anybody's standard.

New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers uncover evidence of 16-million-year-old ant from the Caribbean.

The rock turned out to be one of the biggest intact amber in the world worth around $1.1 million after experts claimed that it was likely around 38 to 70 million years old.