Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carola Radke Since its classification in 1872, scientists have bestowed a special record to a flower that has been frozen in time ...

It's rare to find plant fossils intact, let alone plant fossils that go back at least 15 million years and relate to a modern pesticide. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech ...

Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a flower entombed in Dominican amber, the first-ever specimen of a plant family that has given the world some of the deadliest poisons, including ...

When we think of fossils, we tend to imagine the strong, sturdy bones of dinosaurs and the hard, calcified shells of ammonites. Most of us do not picture the delicately preserved petals of an ancient ...

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Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Amber -- ...

A study of the Baltic specimen offers new insights into what Europe’s climate was like some 35 million years ago. By Kate Golembiewski Eva-Maria Sadowski, a postdoctoral researcher at the Natural ...

WASHINGTON — Do not let its beauty fool you. A newly identified and exquisitely preserved flower found entombed in amber – fossilized tree sap – may have packed quite a punch. Scientists announced on ...

Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest. Dripping tree resin encased the petals and pollen, forever showcasing an ephemeral moment in our planet's past. Scientists have ...