ZME Science on MSN14d
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 Eurasian coots, and you’ll find a surprising history of human plastic ...
The Cool Down on MSN1d
Biologist stunned by unusual materials found packed inside bird nest: 'The oldest layer is as old as me'
"The oldest layer is as old as me — all my life, a bird was nesting here," said Auke-Florian Hiemstra, a biologist at the ...
Earth.com15d
What chimp nests can tell us about early independence
A study finds that young female chimps build nests earlier and more often than males, showing early independence.
Phys.org17d
Young female chimps develop nest-building independence earlier than males, study reveals
Primatologists call it "nest building." In trees, chimps will twist, break and weave branches into a circle, and line the nest with twigs and leaves. Then, when the sun sets, they'll climb in over ...
AgriLife Today6d
Tips to prevent barn swallow nests this spring
Amid barn swallow migration, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert provides tips on preventing nesting while adhering to federal law.
IrishCentral13h
WATCH: 'Nestflix' livestream of rare birds building nests in Cork
Members of the public can now tune in again this year to ‘Nestflix’, two new livestreams which show pairs of Chough as they go about building their nests, raising their young and carrying out noisy ...