Scientists, including those from Poland, decided to examine a fragment of amber with an insect trapped inside. Although the ...

According to the results, the hymenopteran trapped in the amber is a new species named Robsonomyia henningseni. Insects of the genus Robsonomyia are currently found only in Hokkaido, Japan, and ...

These would typically have smaller stones on the sides, larger ones in the middle and a big centrepiece made of the finest amber, often featuring an inclusion (something trapped in the resin, like a ...

An elderly Romanian Woman had been using a seven-pound rock as a doorstop for decades, only to discover that it is known to ...

Glacier FarmMedia - A major agronomic announcement at Ag in Motion 2024 was the introduction and naming of a new sawfly and ...

A Danish amber collector's find upon a wild North Sea shore in the 1960's has proved to be of great and surprising significance. After having thoroughly examined the roughly 40-million-year-old ...

Despite its association with the color "amber," the gem can take on different colors, depending on the substances trapped within it. The stones are also known to trap insects or other smaller ...

Besides rock, fossils may be found as the result of an organism being entombed in ice, tar (like the famous La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles), or amber, in which ancient insects have been found ...

Officials say the new amber lights are less disruptive to insects, bats, birds, and sea turtles. They also reduce eye strain for humans. Support funds from the NC Aquarium Society paid for the 200 ...

David Grimaldi has traveled in 40 countries on 6 continents, collecting and studying recent species of insects and conducting fossil excavations. He is the author of Amber: Window to the Past (Abrams, ...

Please verify your email address. Ancient Amber Beetle One of the oldest known insects species in Palia, was said to exist in the time of humans. Found in the forests of Bahari Bay. Also has a ...

Amber – tree sap left over from prehistoric forests, often with trapped insects or plant matter inside – was plentiful in the Baltic but highly prized for decorative purposes further south ...