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

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

Many different birds, including the common coot, have started incorporating human-made food and drink packaging into their nests. This allowed three biologists to reconstruct the individual ...

Now, scientists are studying Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) nests to learn more about how humans are affecting the natural world. They’re also using the nests to investigate Eurasian coot behavior ...