Secrets from the age of the dinosaurs are usually revealed by fossilized bones, but a University of Alberta research team has turned up a treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin.

A treasure trove of fossilised prehistoric feathers -- preserved in amber tree resin and unearthed in western Canada -- has revealed a history of feather evolution from insulating dinosaur fuzz to ...

Ninety-nine million years ago, a small nib of dinosaur tail was dipped in resin, the honey-thick liquid that plants ooze to defend against insects. Perhaps the little dinosaur died before resin ...

For decades, generations of Jurassic Park lovers have dreamed of finding intact dino DNA encased in amber. Unfortunately, science tells us that’s probably impossible (such a buzzkill, science). But ...

The discovery of a hundred-million-year-old specimen, beautifully preserved in amber, shows how the birds of yesteryear hatched fully prepared for takeoff We’re back with News from the World of Old ...

A researcher found treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin turned to resilient amber, preserving some 80 million-year-old protofeathers, possibly from non-avian ...

Ninety-nine million years ago, a small nib of dinosaur tail was dipped in resin, the honey-thick liquid that plants ooze to defend against insects. Perhaps the little dinosaur died before resin ...