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

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Bhutan is a tiny, remote Himalayan kingdom nestled between China and India. It has no traffic lights. Here's why it may be added to a White House travel ban.