How Did Marine Organisms End Up in Tree Sap?

A team of French experts in paleoenvironments has discovered algae and several bits of marine life that are completely encased in amber, a hard substance thought to originate from hardened tree sap. Amber is renowned for preserving exquisitely detailed fossils, often of insects.


The Gamburtsev Mountains: Where Did the Ice Come From?


The Dinosaur Mummy

We often think that mummies are only found in Egypt, but they have been discovered all over the world. They aren’t always human, either.


Happy Birthday, Sue; How Old Are You?

The people of Faith, South Dakota, recently celebrated the “birthday” of the discovery of the world’s most famous T. rex fossil, called “Sue” after its discoverer, Susan Hendrickson. But creation science advocates have stepped forward to say that the number of candles on her cake should be a lot fewer than 66 million.


How Long Do Frozen Greens Keep?

A large bed of moss was recently discovered under Antarctic ice. The moss was not fossilized, but frozen—for the last 14 million years, according to the standard story.

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