The original Mercedes-Benz G-Class was an extant dinosaur in automotive world, soldiering on mostly unchanged for nearly four decades after its introduction in the late Seventies. But with the all-new ...

Amber from Tree Sap to Magnificent Artifact, authored by Salman Ali Ahmed al-Hail, adds a rare and meticulously researched work to the Qatari literary landscape. A law graduate of Ajman University of ...

Polyurethane resin became a regular medium for art more than half a century ago, largely through its ample use by Light and Space artists working in Los Angeles. Tech-minded, they were attuned to the ...

Learn more about amber from South America, which reveals a warm, wet forest filled with insects, springtails, and spiders. For the longest time, South America’s amber deposits lacked one thing, and ...

Amber is fossilized tree resin. Unlike traditional fossils found on land or in the sea, amber can preserve ancient life forms in incredible detail. It’s often considered the “holy grail” of ...

In Steven Spielberg’s classic film Jurassic Park, scientists use DNA from a prehistoric mosquito preserved in amber to clone dinosaurs, bringing the long-dead creatures back to life. People have been ...

Amber is fossilised resin, often from conifer trees that lived millions of years ago. Released from the trees' bark in ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This object is part of the Education ...