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Fossil flower trapped in Baltic amber

Largest flower found in amber was frozen in time millions of years ago

12 January 2023

This beautiful flower was trapped in amber between 33 million and 38 million years ago, preserving it in exquisite detail

Ancient mammal skulls

Mammals grew big after dinosaurs died but their brains stayed small

31 March 2022

After the extinction of the dinosaurs, mammals took over and had room to evolve larger bodies, but their brains remained small to begin with

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