A girl wanted in a statewide Amber Alert was found walking along a service road without clothes by a California Highway Patrol officer. The CHP identified the suspect as 22-year-old Kody Kaplin.

*let us think for one moment..."3 year old?" picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

An 87-million-year-old praying mantis found encased in amber in Japan may be a "missing link" between mantises from the Cretaceous period and modern-day insects. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Marine microorganisms have been found in amber dating from the middle of the Cretaceous period. This completely unexpected discovery will deepen our understanding of these lost marine species as well as providing precious data about the coastal environment of Western France during the Cretaceous. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The hundred-million-year-old plumage has features of both feather-like fibers found with some two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods and of modern bird feathers. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

The analysis of a termite entombed for 100 million years in an ancient piece of amber has revealed the oldest example of "mutualism" ever discovered between an animal and microorganism, and also shows the unusual biology that helped make this one of the most successful, although frequently despised insect groups in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Beetles first appeared on Earth at the same time as the earliest dinosaurs but turned out to be much better survivors, a new evolutionary study has shown. Today, there are an estimated 350,000 known species of beetle on Earth, and probably several million more yet to be discovered, say scientists. The insects account for about a quarter of all life forms on the planet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

European have been discovered in a cave in Spain, pushing back the beginnings of human occupation of the Continent by up to 400,000 years. The jawbone and teeth found in the Atapuerca hills, near Burgos, have been reliably dated to between 1.1 million and 1.2 million years ago, and probably come from a female who was among the first ancient humans to inhabit Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A dinosaur skeleton found 24 years ago in Montana has finally been identified as a new species that links North American dinosaurs with Asian dinosaurs. The dinosaur would have weighed 30 to 40 pounds, walked on two feet and stood about three feet tall. The fossil came from sediment that's about 80 million years old. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Research on a treasure trove of amber has yielded evidence that France once was covered by a dense tropical rainforest with trees similar to those found in the modern-day Amazon. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Paleontologists from the University of Rennes (France) and the ESRF have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous sites of Charentes (France). The team used the X-rays of the European light source to image two kilogrammes of the fossil tree resin with a technique that allows rapid survey of large amounts of opaque amber. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An international team of scientists has discovered an extinct rodent species, based on fossil tooth remains found in Alborache, Valencia. Eomyops noeliae, from the Eomyidae family, represents the oldest find within this genus in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The small reptile is a form of gecko and was found by taxonomist Varad Giri in the Kolhapur district. It has been named Cnemasspis kolhapurensis. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A scientist who bought a fossilised insect on the web auction site eBay for £20 has discovered that it belongs to a previously unknown species of aphid. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Tropical insects rather than polar bears could be among the first species to become extinct as a result of global warming, a study has found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An artist’s complicated relationship with her look-alike sex doll. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Remains described as being those of a small child were found Thursday near the home of missing toddler Caylee Anthony's grandparents picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Cremated human remains were found Tuesday inside a package placed in a mail collection box. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Mosses once grew and insects crawled in what are now barren valleys in Antarctica, according to scientists who have recovered remains of life from that frozen continent. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists said Friday they had found remains of a meteor that illuminated the sky before falling to earth in western Canada earlier this month. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

The spider was encased in amber and a species new to science. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago