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A new paleontological discovery, as reported in the Historical Biology journal, has shed light on a fascinating scene from the Cretaceous period—a spider’s predatory attack on a wasp, preserved in ...

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 just beginning ...

A fossilized Caribbean dirt ant, Basiceros enana, preserved in Dominican amber, reveals the species ancient range and overturns assumptions about its size evolution. Advanced imaging shows it already ...

Tiny insects trapped in amber could tell us a great deal about their roles in past ecosystems: pollinators, parasites, predators, and prey. But how many of the insects preserved alongside each other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fungus can be seen growing out of the head of a fly encased in 99 million-year-old amber. - Nanjing Institute of Geology and ...

(CNN) — A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head. The insect, along ...