Smithsonian Magazine on MSN7d
These Bird Nests Are Full of Trash, Including Some That's 30 Years Old
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet. Each year, these birds typically build new, ...
ZME Science on MSN4d
Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
The most striking discovery was a nest built on an abandoned foundation pile in Amsterdam’s Rokin canal. Over decades, it had ...
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 ...
9 Nesting Materials That Are Safe to Leave Out for Birds (and 3 That Aren't)
Many people love to support their backyard birds with food and water, but they don’t always realize they can also provide ...