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
FIFA World Cup souvenir. A McDonald’s McChicken container from 1996. Decades-old plastic packaging. Look inside the nests of ...
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 ...
Yahoo1mon
Swooping bald eagle kept trying to catch a coot at SLO County lake. See the video
A bald eagle dove repeatedly at a coot, seemingly ignoring the other flocks of birds in the lake. The eagle appeared fixated on the singular, small waterfowl. “He was swooping down and trying to ...
New Scientist8d
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 ...
The Munich Eye7d
Amsterdam Study Reveals Coots Utilize Plastic Waste for Nesting
Munich news, health insurance, technology, jobs and other topics for expatriates. The Eye Newspapers covers daily news and offers services for foreigners.
Energy Live News10d
Plastic nests reveal 30 years of human waste woven into nature
A bird’s nest buried deep in the canals of Amsterdam has uncovered a hidden history of human waste stretching back three ...