Scientists studying an amber collection from the Goethe National Museum in the German town of Weimar have made a remarkable ...

More than 200 years after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s death, his curiosity about nature is still leading to new discoveries.

The inclusions are so faint in the unpolished amber that Goethe, despite his interest in observing nature, likely never realized he had insects preserved inside what amount to biological time capsules ...

In Steven Spielberg’s classic film Jurassic Park, scientists use DNA from a prehistoric mosquito preserved in amber to clone dinosaurs, bringing the long-dead creatures back to life. People have been ...

Amber holds perfectly preserved traces of life from millions of years ago. This video explains how tree resin slowly becomes gemstone, why the Baltic region is especially rich in amber, and how these ...

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 ...

Amber is fossilized tree resin. Unlike traditional fossils found on land or in the sea, amber can preserve ancient life forms in incredible detail. It’s often considered the “holy grail” of ...

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 ...