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A fly trapped in amber, showing its original colouring. (Image: Chenyang Cai et al., 2020)

Science & Health

1 week ago

Incredible Amber Fossils Reveal the True Colours of Ancient Insects

George Dvorsky

These Flies Have Been Trapped In The Bone Zone For 41 Million Years

Science & Health

3 months ago

These Flies Have Been Trapped In The Bone Zone For 41 Million Years

George Dvorsky

‘The Weirdest Fossil I’ve Ever Been Lucky Enough To Study’: Skull Found In Amber Reveals Tiny Toothed Bird

Science & Health

4 months ago

‘The Weirdest Fossil I’ve Ever Been Lucky Enough To Study’: Skull Found In Amber Reveals Tiny Toothed Bird

George Dvorsky

The tiny skull of a hummingbird-size dinosaur has been found trapped in amber, raising important questions about the evolution of birds and the surprisingly early trend toward miniaturisation.

Amber Fossils Reveal Lice-Like Bugs Crawling In Dinosaur Feathers

Science & Health

7 months ago

Amber Fossils Reveal Lice-Like Bugs Crawling In Dinosaur Feathers

George Dvorsky

Beetle Trapped In 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Was An Early Pollinator

Science & Health

2 years ago

Beetle Trapped In 99-Million-Year-Old Amber Was An Early Pollinator

George Dvorsky

Amber fossils containing bugs are nothing new, but the discovery of a beautifully preserved Cretaceous Period beetle with bits of pollen still around it is changing what we know about the planet’s earliest pollinating insects.