Amber: An Insect Frozen in Time (2D Cross-Section)

This 2D cross-section follows the same real resin chemistry as the 3D version — Arrhenius cross-linking and permeability-driven preservation — through a deliberately simpler, single-compartment model instead of a spatial diffusion shell. Click inside the resin drip to trap an insect, then use the time-compression slider to advance geological time and watch cross-link density rise while an unsealed control specimen decomposes at its plain rate alongside it. Drag to pan the cross-section and scroll or pinch to zoom in on the trapped specimen.