By Rebecca Morelle, Science reporter, BBC World Service
Ming the clam reached the age of 507
The discovery that a clam called Ming reached the age of 507 has made headlines around the world.
As has the news that the scientists behind the find accidentally killed the poor old (very old) bivalve in the process of trying to work out its age.
It's an epic shellfish saga, with all the makings of a rather tasty story.
But dig a little deeper, and there's more lurking beneath the shell of this morsel of news.
"We've had emails accusing us of being clam murderers," laments Prof James Scourse from Bangor University in Wales.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment
You only need to enter your comment once! Comments will appear once they have been moderated. This is so as to stop the would-be comedian who has been spamming the comments here with inane and often offensive remarks. You know who you are!