Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below ...

Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of life. But this wasn't always the case. Ninety million years ago, it ...

Along with fossils of roots, pollen, and spores, the amber provides some of the best evidence yet that a mid-Cretaceous, ...

For the first time, scientists have uncovered amber in Antarctica, a groundbreaking discovery that sheds light on the ...

Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resin—amber—on the continent ...

Around 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees, allowing them to grow ...

Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world.

The discovery of fossilised plant 'blood' - once prized as a gemstone - shows what lived on the continent before it was all ...

The discovery of amber in Antarctica has been reported for the first time, as detailed in a recent study published in ...

Berlin, November 13 (IANS): Scientists in Germany have discovered amber in Antarctica for the first time, revealing that ...

A team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and TU Bergakademie Freiberg has discovered amber in Antarctica, offering ...

Alfred Wegener Institute and TU Bergakademie FreibergRoughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were ...