WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...

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

Scientists have unearthed prehistoric insects preserved in amber in South America for the first time, offering an unprecedented glimpse into a pivotal era when flowering plants began to flourish ...

Paleobiologist Scott Lakeram analyzes 300-million-year-old coal ball fossils to reveal prehistoric plant-insect interactions frozen in time Emma Saaty Over 20 ancient plant species are represented in ...

WASHINGTON -- Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were ...

The findings reveal that insects developed modern patterns of herbivory long before flowering plants flourished, upending a long-held hypothesis Jack Tamisiea Paleontologist Conrad Labandeira, the ...

A peatland "time capsule" has been found to preserve a slice of a prehistoric woodland habitat containing material that looks like it could have been "buried yesterday," according to researchers. The ...