What are the necessary conditions for amber to form? How many different types of amber are there and how are they classified? How are scientists able to match amber to specific geographic locations?

“The amount of detail you can get in fossilized specimens inside the amber is eons ahead of other types of fossils.” Why, then, has one scientist called for an ethical moratorium on the mining ...

Typically, amber forms over millions of years as tree ... said future experiments should test additional plant types. The trees at the Chicago Botanic Garden that the resin was sampled from.