A 112-million-year-old chironomid fly (Diptera: Nematocera) is preserved in amber from Ecuador's Genoveva quarry, representing South America's first discovery of ancient insects trapped in fossilized ...

Deep in the world's oldest forests, towering giants have been keeping detailed records for centuries. These ancient trees are far more than passive observers of time. Trees act as time capsules. The ...

Most of us associate sinkholes with frightening abysses, but in China, they’re considered “heavenly” for good reason. Far from being mouths of doom, a number of these have been discovered containing ...