Europe has many sizeable countries with expansive topographical features to match. Here are the biggest organized from least to most square mileage.

Amber, an organic gemstone fossilized from tree resin (Ross, 1999), comes from several sources globally, most notably the Baltic region, Myanmar, the Dominican Republic, and Indonesia.

Some amber deposits were re-exposed by the glacial events that produced European seas in the Pleistocene, bringing us back to Paleolithic beachcombers. The precious stone had to wait a while for them ...

In the Pomerania region on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, archaeologists found Stone Age sites with artifacts such as pottery, tools, and weapons, along with objects made from amber washed ...

Imagine holding a piece of golden resin in your hand, only to discover that inside, time itself has been trapped—along with ...

This little bear carved out of amber might have been an amulet for a Stone Age hunter.

An ant inside Baltic amber. (Anders L. Damgaard/CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia Commons) The discovery resembles that of a man in Michigan, who kept a large piece of rock as a doorstop, only to find out ...

WARSAW, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The AMBERIF Spring 2025 trade fair, a leading European event for jewelry and amber, opened Wednesday in Gdansk, Poland, attracting global exhibitors and designers.

After languishing for decades, the Baltic countries have dusted off their fusty image as a second-rate travel destination and are now one of the hottest tickets in the international cruise market.

Iron Age amber beads from the Baltic Sea found in Syria. Credit: M. N. Mortensen et al. / National Museum of Denmark A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has ...

Researchers recently set out to determine the purpose of eight stone discs found in Ukraine that date back 900 years. Though nothing quite like the artifacts has been identified before, they bear ...

Ishaq highlighted that his pavilion features amber stones sourced from Baltic countries such as Russia, Ukraine, and Lithuania, alongside a range of products including prayer beads and accessories ...