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 ...

Researchers studied six pieces of amber containing fossilized ants with other insects nearby revealing an ecosystem in the ...

The study of paleoecology and taphonomy provides a window into past ecosystems by examining the processes that govern the decay, preservation, and ultimate fossilisation of biological materials. In ...

Tufts alum Richard Knecht (LA ‘08) and Geology Lecturer Jake Benner have made national headlines in the last week after happening upon the oldest full-body trace fossil of a flying insect ever found.

As early as 252 million years ago, some plants may have curled up their leaves at night for a cozy “sleep.” The two leaf fossils were discovered in a rock layer in southwestern China that dates to ...

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 ...

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower or fruit). There is a growing ...

Paleontologists have uncovered the fossil of a new scorpion species, Jeholia longchengi, in China’s famous Yixian Formation.

Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an “extraordinary” way. Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and ...