Experiments hint at why bird nests are so sturdy
Contact between sticks helps fortify nestlike materials, computer simulations show
![a bird nest between skinny tree branches](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/050922_ec_nest_feat_rev.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
New experiments reveal how contact between sticks helps fortify materials similar to birds’ nests.
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