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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, ...
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 ...
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Spring is for nesting: How birds build nests
But first things first they need to build their nests. Each species of bird brings its own style to its nest making. Here, we look at the different types of nests you might spot this spring and how ...
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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 ...
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Birds’ nests reveal history of the plastic age
His discovery of successive layers of plastic in birds’ nests, from different periods, has now been published in the scientific journal Ecology. “You flip through these nests like through pages of a ...
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Michigan's bald eagles are nesting. Where you can watch the majestic birds online
Live streams are available from Traverse City, West Michigan, and Ann Arbor among other locations. Eagle cams offer a glimpse into the lives of bald eagles, from nesting to raising their young.