When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several ...

Fungi woven into birds’ nests may not only help keep nests flexible and intact, but also control nestling-attacking parasites by releasing antibiotics and volatile chemicals. Baby birds ...

Spikes placed on buildings to deter birds are being used by birds to build nests in several locations around Europe. “It sounds like a joke,” says Auke-Florian Hiemstra at the Naturalis ...

In the city centre of Amsterdam, a seemingly ordinary bird nest tells an extraordinary story of human impact on the environment. It's constructed from unexpected materials, including sunglasses ...

This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found birds that line their nests with snakeskin are less likely to have their eggs eaten by predators. "We think that ...

Yellow bird’s-nest, or Monotropa hypopitys, does not produce chlorophyll, which give plants their green colour. Instead, as with a small number of plant species, it gets its food from fungi and ...