An advertisement for the 1994 World Cup, fast food wrappers, COVID-19 masks—what birds used to build their nests reflects a ...

Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to ...

Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals ...

Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive ... “There may be way more data in a bird nest than you may realize,” Hiemstra tells Science.

Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

An empty bird’s nest spotted in Amsterdam in 2021 has become world famous, attracting the attention of The Guardian, The New ...