Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

What if expiration dates could tell us more than when something goes bad? Scientists have found that dates on plastic food ...

Use a discarded tomato cage for a birdbath or bird feeder! Add a few tin flowers ... Arrange plants in a plastic pot with a top circumference slightly larger than the ring on the cage.