Scientists have discovered two new species of a prehistoric zombifying fungus in insect fossils preserved in amber. The 99-million-year-old specimens are some of the earliest to offer a look at how ...

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If your kids love digging, scooping, and discovering tiny treasures, this Bug Fossil Sensory Bin is going to be a huge hit. It combines simple homemade salt dough fossils with hands-on excavation play ...

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 with a ...

Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an 'extraordinary' way. Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be ...

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 ...

A newly discovered "hell ant" fossil may be the oldest ant ever found, scientists say. This fossilized insect was unearthed in what is now northeastern Brazil and lived around 113 million years ago, ...

Earlier this summer, researchers announced they found fossils that likely come from courting dinosaurs. To find more fossil evidence of prehistoric animals wooing and mating, scientists will have to ...

A fascinating fossil discovery in remote South Australia sheds light on an important chapter in the history of life on Earth: the origins of Ecdysozoa, a vast superphylum that includes molting animals ...