The only thing more incredible than how fast a hummingbird flaps its wings is how it builds its nest. These birds are masters ...

The Dutch doctoral student conducted a study published in February focusing on common coots, a type of water bird, and found that these birds use plastic as building material for their nests.

As the frost line retreats northward in the early spring, its withdrawal is often closely followed — and occasionally ...

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