This is the first large discovery of insect-laden amber in South America, and it gives great insights into Cretaceous life in ...

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

Learn more about amber from South America, which reveals a warm, wet forest filled with insects, springtails, and spiders. For the longest time, South America’s amber deposits lacked one thing, and ...

A study published this week showed how DNA could be extracted from bugs trapped in resin. If that sounds familiar, you've likely seen the film Jurassic Park. Before now, the business "Mr. DNA" speaks ...

Scientists who extracted genetic material from an insect preserved in resin, for the purposes of a newly published study, are aware of the Jurassic Park overtones of what they're doing but assure the ...

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Sam Walters is the associate editor at Discover Magazine who writes and edits articles covering topics like archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution, and manages a few print magazine sections ...