Why does tree sap turn into amber? -- Jevon Williams, 8, Washington Amber is actually made of resin, a different tree goo altogether. While sap is watery and flows through a tree the way blood ...

Fossilized tree sap, called amber, is an absolutely amazing substance. It lasts for an incredibly long time and it has yielded some of the most incredible fossil discoveries of our time. If you nee… ...

An international team of researchers recently discovered two 99-million-year-old bird wings perfectly preserved in amber. The wings, from two young birds trapped in tree sap, are the first ...

Maple season is about a six-week window from when you tap the tree to when you're done collecting sap from the tree.

Maple syrup has been a cherished ingredient in North American culinary traditions for centuries, from well before the advent ...

They may look similar, and are both golden-brown, sticky, and sweet, but these two syrups are not the same thing. And the ...

A closer look at the amber specimen reveals the oldest-known fossil of a carnivorous plant, probably an ancestor of a very rare species now found only in South Africa, according to a study ...

On average, says Andy, it takes around 42 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of their amber syrup, and they sell hundreds of those from their stand at the Saturday Union Square greenmarket.

Maple trees aren't the only ones that produce edible sap, and you can use these tips to turn create a wide variety of tree syrups during the winter.

In that time, you’re hoping to collect a LOT of sap. While West says he looks for trees to produce eight-to-10 gallons of sap over a season, that often only converts to one pint of syrup!

One bite of the fruit from the manchineel tree can be lethal, and contact with the bark, leaves and sap of the tree results in blisters and extreme pain.

In the Arnot forest, a 6000 tree -section is an integral part of the Cornell Maple Program. But how do you get from sap to syrup?