German researchers found amber in Antarctica for the first time, proving it had trees 90 million years ago. In 2017, the ...

Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resin—amber—on the continent ...

Scientists have discovered the first-ever sample of fossilized tree resin, known as amber, on Earth's southernmost continent ...

Ancient amber found in Antarctica uncovers a 90-million-year-old rainforest, revealing insights into its warm, prehistoric ...

Scientists have discovered amber fragments in Antarctica, revealing that the now-frozen continent was once a thriving rainforest during the mid-Cretaceous period. The amber, dating back 90 million ...

Artist's impression of Antarctica during the mid-Cretaceous. (Alfred-Wegener-Institut/James McKay/CC-BY-4.0) The unearthing of amber in Antarctica pulls back the continent's current icy exterior to ...