For the first time, scientists have discovered amber in Antarctica, marking the southernmost amber find in the world. A team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and the TU ...

creating amber-like fossils from pine resin in 24 hours. The technique could help reveal the biochemistry of amber as it forms, a process that otherwise would remain hidden in the fog of prehistory.

For the study, "Experimental maturation of pine resin in sediment to investigate the formation of synthetic copal and amber," published in Scientific Reports, scientists heated and pressurized ...