Many people have probably seen birds picking up small pieces of man-made materials, like strips of a plastic bag or paper litter, and taking them into their nest. This behavior appears to be fairly ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Most bird nests are temporary homes, but not for the bearded ...

What's the oldest piece of clothing in your closet? Maybe a hand-me-down hat, a jacket from your high school football days. How about a 675-year-old shoe? ANTONI MARGALIDA: (Through interpreter) It's ...

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

It turns out the bearded vulture—also called the quebrantahuesos, or bonebreaker—isn’t just a carrion scavenger. It’s also a keen collector of human ephemera. This habit has given researchers in ...

An “extraordinary” stash of 600-year-old treasures has been discovered inside several vulture nests in Spain. Archaeologists examining the nests of the bearded vultures in the southern Spanish ...