New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing a symbiotic relationship of one-sided or mutual benefit, according to an article ...

The preserved stenine rove beetle. Sandiso Mnguni, Author provided (no reuse) When most people think of fossils they probably picture bones. But there’s much more to the global fossil record: plants, ...

The whole body of Mesostaphylinus orapa sp. n. holotype, counterpart BP./2/27596, Orapa Diamond Mine, polarized light, scale bar = 1 mm. A remarkable fossil discovery in a Botswana diamond mine, 824 ...

This particular specimen is part of the staphylinid rove beetles, dating back to the Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago. The new research, published in the Journal of Entomological Science ...

When I tell people that I study fossils, many assume I am talking about dinosaurs or some equally impressive extinct creatures. But there's far more to be found in the global fossil record, like ...

Beetles may have fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, fossils in amber have revealed. The main amber fragments studied contain the shed skin (larval moults) of small beetle ...

A high school student in Yokohama cracked open a rock during science class and discovered a “large” new species of fossilized beetle, study said. Photo from Hiroaki Aiba A high school student in Japan ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange ...

New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing a symbiotic relationship of one-sided or mutual benefit. New fossils in amber have ...

The author and his colleagues looking for fossils at Birds River in South Africa. Dmitry Shcherbakov, Author provided (no reuse) When I tell people that I study fossils, many assume I am talking about ...