Humans in the Baltic countries have used ancient amber (fossilized tree resin) for medicinal purposes for centuries. Infants there today are given amber necklaces that they chew to relieve teething ...

DAHME, Germany (AP) — Axel Kramer knows exactly where to find amber. He walks down the boardwalk of the village of Dahme on the German Baltic coast, checks the wind and the surf, looks at the ...

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021 -- For centuries, people in Baltic nations have used ancient amber for medicinal purposes. Even today, infants are given amber necklaces that they chew to relieve teething ...

Compounds found in Baltic amber could have critical implications for the development of antibiotic-resistant medication. A recent study from researchers at the University of Minnesota (MN, USA), ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Amber is fossilised resin, often from conifer trees that lived millions of years ago. Released from the trees' bark in ...

Fossil flower of Symplocos kowalewskii (Symplocaceae) from Baltic amber – to date, by far the largest floral inclusion discovered from any amber. With a diameter of 28 millimeters across, a fossil ...

Amber researc has produced the first definite identification of grass in fossilized tree resin from the Baltic region, home to the world's most well-known amber deposits. Amber research by the Oregon ...

A study of the Baltic specimen offers new insights into what Europe’s climate was like some 35 million years ago. By Kate Golembiewski Eva-Maria Sadowski, a postdoctoral researcher at the Natural ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown species of ancient caterpillar preserved in amber from 44 million years ago. The find has been described as "exceptional" by the team who discovered it ...

DAHME, Germany (AP) — Axel Kramer knows exactly where to find amber. Vatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter’s Basilica to mark 400th anniversary A sentimental journey to Scotland To win ...