US EditionA 40-Million-Year-Old Ant Hidden in Goethe’s Amber Still Has Stories to Tell
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A 40-million-year-old ant hidden in Goethe’s amber still has stories to tell
More than 200 years after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s death, his curiosity about nature is still leading to new discoveries. Scientists in Germany have now uncovered remarkable details about a prehistoric ant preserved in amber that once belonged to the famous writer, poet, and thinker. The study, led by biologists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, […] The post A 40-million-year-old ant hidden in Goethe’s amber still has stories to tell ap…
Published on: 01.02.2026 05:05Author: Marcus AnhäuserIn this episode, we accompany Thomas and Marcus through Goethe's scientific cabinet, which includes around five thousand fascinating objects – from prehistoric finds such as Goethe's now famous ant to the devices for experiments on color theory.
Biologists from the University of Jena found the fossil of an ant in the amber collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is preserved so well that they were able to analyze the interior of the prehistoric species.
Some of the objects preserved in museums for centuries contain untapped scientific data. This is the case of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's collection of ambers, preserved at the Goethe National Museum in Weimar, now revisited by researchers from Friedrich Schiller University in Jena and the Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research. By combining these heritage resources with modern imaging techniques, the team has identified an exceptionally well-p…
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