The Cool Down on MSN6h
Biologist stunned by unusual materials found packed inside bird nest: 'The oldest layer is as old as me'
"All my life, a bird was nesting here." Biologist stunned by unusual materials found packed inside bird nest: 'The oldest ...
ZME Science on MSN8d
Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
FIFA World Cup souvenir. A McDonald’s McChicken container from 1996. Decades-old plastic packaging. Look inside the nests of ...
High Plains Journal11h
Tips to prevent barn swallow nests this spring
Federal law prohibits disturbing barn swallows once they nest, so you should consider taking preventative action now.
Smithsonian Magazine12d
These Bird Nests Are Full of Trash, Including Some That’s 30 Years Old
Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in cities, they often supplement these natural, biodegradable materials with man ...
Smith: Nest boxes help put wind beneath birds' wings
Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection ...
Plastic Triggered a New Geological Epoch—and the Evidence May Be in Bird Nests
Researchers reconstructed the history of an unusual 30-year-old bird nest based on the expiration dates printed on plastic ...
New Scientist12d
Birds' nests in Amsterdam are made up of plastic from 30 years ago
Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past ...