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Woman Used Rock As Doorstop For Decades, Then Discovered It Was Worth $1.1 Million
This scientifically significant stone, estimated to be 38.5 to 70 million years old, is among the world's largest of its kind.
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Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
Scientists have uncovered the first-ever amber from Antarctica, dating back to the mid-Cretaceous period. Found in the Pine Island trough, this amber is between 92 and 83 million years old. The discovery offers insights into the ancient conifer-rich, swampy rainforest ecosystem near the South Pole. It also shows that all continents once supported r...
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Decades-Old Doorstop Turns Out To Be Priceless Gem Worth Rs 8 Crore
Found in Colti, the 3.5 kg stone was sold to the Romanian state and identified as a national treasure. Experts believe the amber, originating from Buzau County, is between 38 and 70 million years old.
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Dinosaur Amber In Conflict-Ridden North Is Myanmar's New Gold Mine
"Amber hunters" on a quest for a Jurassic Park-style discovery of dinosaur remains sift through mounds of the precious resin in Myanmar -- a lucrative trade that captivates palaeontologists but also fuels a decades-long conflict in the far north.
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Itsy Bitsy Spiders Discovered In 100-Million-Year-Old Amber
Deep in a tropical rain forest, during a time when dinosaurs walked the Earth, four itsy bitsy spiders crawled down a tree, got stuck in some sticky resin and never climbed up again.
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Woman Used Rock As Doorstop For Decades, Then Discovered It Was Worth $1.1 Million
This scientifically significant stone, estimated to be 38.5 to 70 million years old, is among the world's largest of its kind.
-
Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
Scientists have uncovered the first-ever amber from Antarctica, dating back to the mid-Cretaceous period. Found in the Pine Island trough, this amber is between 92 and 83 million years old. The discovery offers insights into the ancient conifer-rich, swampy rainforest ecosystem near the South Pole. It also shows that all continents once supported r...
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Decades-Old Doorstop Turns Out To Be Priceless Gem Worth Rs 8 Crore
Found in Colti, the 3.5 kg stone was sold to the Romanian state and identified as a national treasure. Experts believe the amber, originating from Buzau County, is between 38 and 70 million years old.
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Dinosaur Amber In Conflict-Ridden North Is Myanmar's New Gold Mine
"Amber hunters" on a quest for a Jurassic Park-style discovery of dinosaur remains sift through mounds of the precious resin in Myanmar -- a lucrative trade that captivates palaeontologists but also fuels a decades-long conflict in the far north.
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Itsy Bitsy Spiders Discovered In 100-Million-Year-Old Amber
Deep in a tropical rain forest, during a time when dinosaurs walked the Earth, four itsy bitsy spiders crawled down a tree, got stuck in some sticky resin and never climbed up again.
