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At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

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The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears (magnified above with an electron microscope) to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward. All images ...

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