Meet Nasunaris flata, the 425 million year old ostracod from Herefordshire. Ostracods are microscopic crustaceans that resemble tiny shrimps covered by a mussel-like hinged shell.
Nasunaris is only the third ostracod fossil found with a complete set of soft parts preserved inside the shell.
16 March 2010
Too much begging is no good for canary chicks because mums are not falling for it.
15 March 2010
Chemical analysis of teeth reveals men with Norse origins.
12 March 2010
Bumblebees learn how to make the most out of exotic winter flowers popular in British gardens.
10 March 2010
