A 100-million-year-old amber fossil captures an extraordinary moment, showing a spider attacking a wasp.

Tree resins are among nature’s most intriguing gifts. Prized for their scent, versatility, and symbolism, they’ve played important roles in cultures around the world. Here’s a closer look at what they ...

Rock & Gem magazine describes Baltic amber as "sunstone", "Baltic gold", and "solar stone", noting its honeyed hue. Estimates ...

A golden opportunity in the Caribbean has led to the discovery of an extinct “dirt ant” that has been confined within a piece of amber for 16 million years. Dirt ants (Basiceros) are true experts of ...

Photomicrograph of Basiceros enana, a newly discovered extinct dirt ant species preserved in Dominican amber, formed from tree resin that fossilized millions of years ago. Gianpiero Fiorentino ...

curid=1075751 Despite their rarity, a few tardigrades have been preserved in amber, the fossilized tree resin. These ancient specimens provide a rare window into the past, dating back nearly 150 ...

"Dirt ants are rare finds in the wild. Finding one today is exciting given how well they stay hidden, but captured in amber, it's like finding a diamond," said Gianpiero Fiorentino, corresponding ...

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Australia's honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country. The mite feeds on baby bees (larvae ...

“Dirt ants are rare finds in the wild. Finding one today is exciting given how well they stay hidden, but captured in amber, it's like finding a diamond,” said Gianpiero Fiorentino, corresponding ...

The sperm, belonging to a tiny marine crustacean, dates back nearly 100 million years, making it the most ancient animal sperm found to date. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with ...