Artist‘s reconstruction of Mesophthirus engeli of elder development stage feeding on the dinosaur feathers from mid-Cretaceous amber. Chen Wang Anyone who’s had to deal with a lice infestation knows ...

While most paleontologists dig up prehistoric bones from the ground, Lida Xing hunts for fossils in the amber markets of Myanmar. In 2015, he made a remarkable find: Trapped in what looked like golden ...

Feathered dinosaurs were annoyed by tiny pests that are still familiar to many schoolchildren -- and their horrified parents -- today: lice. Scientists discovered previously unknown tiny insects ...

Scientists are challenging the reported discovery of fossilized lice-like bugs crawling through dinosaur feathers, but the original researchers are standing by their interpretation. Y’all know what ...