Episode 209: Feathering their Nests

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that human-made materials in nests can bring both risks and benefits for birds.</p> <p>--- Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3706/feathering-their-nests/'>here</a>.   Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.1098/rstb.2022.0156'>here</a>.    Read ‘Nests in Elms’ by Michael Field <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53337/nests-in-elms'>here</a>. --- Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>