When it comes to home-building, some birds put even the finest architects to shame. Their nests are not just shelters but ...

Shanghai studio Xisui Design drew on natural shapes for its minimalist Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion, which was designed as a space where people can rest on a pond in China.

Stop your hanging baskets from being a nesting destination for your feathered friends. Here is the clever and budget-friendly ...

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully ...

More than 70 bird species adorn their nests with snakeskin, a decorating trick that could help to fend off predators 1.. Certain birds have long been known to incorporate shed snakeskin into their ...

Birds’ nests can come in all shapes and sizes – from the traditional cup nests to those that hang like pendulums from the branches of trees. Building a nest can take hours, days, sometimes even weeks.

LONDON — Look up. The birds are taking charge. The hard metal spikes that humans install to prevent birds from perching have been found in nests across Europe. The birds are masterfully ...

Another design difference is that some birds nest in colonies. The village weaver has among up to 150 neighbours, each in a nest hanging from the same cluster of trees.

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment ...

Science Artificial nests can help endangered penguins breed, but design matters. Researchers assessed artificial nests made from four different materials to see which would help boost the ...

Birds also remember past outcomes of nests and will replicate successful design elements. Individual style might develop from differences in learning opportunities. Maintaining a style might even ...

Birds often use thorny branches to protect their nests, but humans aren't fans of these kinds of bushes and trees, so birds living in built up areas go for the next best thing, Mr Hiemstra says.