The most striking discovery was a nest built on an abandoned foundation pile in Amsterdam’s Rokin canal. Over decades, it had ...

Scientists studying Eurasian coots in Amsterdam found layers of decades-old garbage in their urban nests Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive ...

What if expiration dates could tell us more than when something goes bad? Scientists have found that dates on plastic food ...

Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past ...

It might surprise you to know it’s the male wren — not the female — that kicks off the nesting process when he returns in spring. His cheery song is a declaration of claimed territory ...

“You flip through these nests like through pages of a history book, uncovering the past.” The Eurasian coot is a common bird in the Netherlands and can be found in all the canals of Amsterdam.

The Meadow Road Youth and Venture Centre in Wren’s Nest is under threat of closure due to council cuts but the battle to save it is under way. Despite the area’s reputation as a crime hotspot ...

The Wren, a new Fells Point pub from the founders of Le Comptoir du Vin, opened this month at the former home of the popular Birds of a Feather pub. The Wren’s restaurant menu changes daily and ...

Small Twigs: Cardinals, blue jays, and house wrens use fine twigs to build their nests. Twigs can be found in your yard under trees, especially after windy days, in brush piles, or while doing ...