A modern day gold rush is taking place along the coast of a Russian town after a storm washed a small fortune in amber onto the beach. Amber is fossilized tree resin valued enormously for its colour ...

Forged over millions of years and sought after by traders and emperors throughout history, amber – the precious fossilised tree resin known for its breathtakingly warm hues – is the subject of a new ...

Amber is fossilized tree resin that has hardened over millions of years due to heat and pressure. The value of amber is often determined by its clarity and the organic inclusions, such as insects or ...

Amber from Tree Sap to Magnificent Artifact, authored by Salman Ali Ahmed al-Hail, adds a rare and meticulously researched work to the Qatari literary landscape. A law graduate of Ajman University of ...

IT was famously used to help bring dinosaurs back to life in the blockbusting film Jurassic Park. Now the incredible story of amber and its variety of uses spanning millions of years is to be told at ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object is part of the Education ...

During its lifetime nearly 100 million years ago, a newfound parasitic worm likely made its home in the bellies of fish. So how one ended up preserved in amber, fossilized tree resin, has ...

An incredible 99-million-year-old chunk of amber contains several trapped marine gastropods, as well as an extinct ammonite, according to a new paper. Amber is fossilized tree resin, and occasionally ...