{
  "id": 11463211,
  "title": "Natural-material bricks aim to give urban birds alternatives to nesting with trash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/natural-material-bricks-aim-to-give-urban-birds-alternatives-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-natural-material-bricks-aim-urban.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It's spring, and Australian birds are building their nests. But with what? Alongside grass and twigs, birds are collecting our trash. In 2023, a global study found litter in the nests of 176 different bird species, with common culprits including cigarette butts, plastic bags and fishing nets.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}