Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals ...

The solution: some human-built steel nesting boxes made especially for the ospreys. Instead of dismantling the nests, workers ...

Hiemstra wondered what the plastic nests of Amsterdam’s coots could tell him not only about the birds’ behaviors, but also about humans. (The world's plastic pollution crisis, explained.) ...