Amber, the fossilised tree resin, is often known as ‘The Gold of the North’ or the ‘Gem of the Baltic’, because of its beautiful colour. According to the first Polish monograph devoted to it, the 1833 ...

These fossils—also known as inclusions—can appear astonishingly fresh, preserved just as they were when they died trapped in ...

The salamander managed to escape but then must have fallen into a pool of tree resin, which preserved the tiny amphibian as it hardened into amber. George Poinar, Jr., a biologist at Oregon State ...

Our bee was among the resin gatherers. Off she skimmed with her companions, winding through the shadowy, towering amber forest, dodging the vines and lianas, avoiding tree trunks where hungry ...

Amber close amberHardened tree resin. is a substance that is formed from hardened tree sap or resin. This allows the whole organism to be seen clearly. Britain's most famous peat bog body is known ...