Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites ...
Only 309 pairs of bearded vultures are documented in Europe. Like many other birds, the bearded vulture isn’t picky about the building materials, either. Objects made by humans, including paper litter ...
It turns out the bearded vulture—also called the quebrantahuesos, or bonebreaker—isn’t just a carrion scavenger. This habit has given researchers in southern Spain a unique boon: “time capsules” of ...
Scientists in Spain analyzed the abandoned “ancient nests” of bone-eating vultures and found centuries-old artifacts, photos show. Photo from Sergio Couto via Margalida, Couto, Pinedo, Gil-Sánchez, ...
Birds that build their nests with natural and artificial materials sometimes hold archaeological surprises for us. Certain ...
High in the cliffs of southern Spain, researchers have uncovered something extraordinary, ancient vulture nests that have ...