However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...

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 ...

A fossil enthusiast purchased the amber containing Sirenobethylus charybdis, which came from Myanmar’s Kachin region near the border with China, several years ago and donated it to Capital ...

But the science has broader implications: identifying the plant that produced a sample of amber may shed light on prehistoric landscapes. “It is one way to recreate probably what were among the ...

Scientists say they’ve found the tiniest dinosaur ever, and it was encased in amber. The fossil, found in Myanmar, is so small that it’s comparable to the smallest bird species alive today.

Preserved in amber, the wasp appears to have used a Venus flytrap-like structure on its body to grasp potential hosts.

Romanian authorities sent the amber to the Museum of History in Krakow, Poland, which specialises in semi-precious stones.

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to ...

Amber is coveted the world over as both jewelry and a vessel for prehistoric remnants, with rarer specimens preserving ...