Amber
Scientists Discover 100-Million-Year-Old Sperm Preserved in Amber
A Cretaceous crustacean preserved in amber reveals new insights about “giant sperm.”
Ancient Parasite Eating Dinosaur Feathers Perfectly Preserved in Amber
Scientists have found the “earliest known evidence” of feather-feeding parasitic insects in amber from Myanmar.
This Preserved Millipede Lived 99 Million Years Ago Alongside Dinosaurs
The millipede is only 8.2 millimeters long, making it an “an extreme case of miniaturization.”
This Ancient Insect Is Preserved Inside an Iridescent Opal
The bug might have been trapped in amber that became “opalized” over millions of years.
This Freaky 100-Million-Year-Old Wasp Was Named for David Bowie
One day, you’re relaxing on a Cretaceous tree chillin’ with some dinos. The next day, you’re trapped in amber for 100 million years.
Mud Dragons, Tully Monsters, And Toothed Whales: The Best Paleo Art of 2016
As chosen by an artist who draws dinosaurs for a living.
How This 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail Ended Up in a Burmese Amber Market
The specimen even contains evidence of hemoglobin in the dinosaur’s bloodstream.
These Amber-Encased Lizards Lived 99 Million Years Ago
"These fossils tell us a lot about the extraordinary, but previously unknown diversity of lizards in ancient tropical forests.”
Dominican Mine Offers Amber-Preserved Fossils of Earliest Known Modern Flowers
Meet Strychnos electri, an ancient relative of most all of the vegetables we know and love. Also: deadly poison.