YouTube channel Insects Sniper has captured time-lapse footage an Asian giant hornet queen building her nest over a three-day period. The nest is made from chewed wood and saliva which gives it a ...

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

Yes and no, says Hiemstra. Since plastic doesn’t break down, using it means the birds don't have to spend as much time building new nests each year. That gives them more time and energy to ...