The world’s oldest known mosquito larva from when the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the earth has been discovered trapped in a piece of amber in what scientists described as a “rare stroke of luck”.

Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window to ecosystems that died out millions of years ago. Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin ...

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An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...