Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites ...

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 ...

In a hidden valley in the French Alps, conservationists are quietly raising Europe’s largest bird of prey – the bearded ...

The bearded vulture was hunted to extinction in Europe due to fears that it was attacking livestock and even children. It had ...

Researchers found over 200 cultural artifacts within nests of bearded vultures, with the oldest item to date — a woven sandal ...

Archaeologists find an intact medieval sandal in bearded vulture nests in Spain, preserved for seven centuries on a cliff.

Between 2008 and 2014, scientists rappelled down cliffs to reach a dozen bearded vulture nests and begin analyzing what was ...

Bearded vultures have been extinct in southern Spain for 70 to 130 years, depending on the specific region. But while the ...

Bearded vultures aren’t the only birds whose nests function as time capsules. For a study published earlier this year, coot nests in Amsterdam were examined to reveal human trash going back decades.

Researchers investigating a vulture nest in a cliff cave in southern Spain discovered an unusual piece of footwear — a grass shoe from medieval times. Further investigation of neighboring roosts ...

Archaeologists examining the nests of bearded vultures recovered an ‘extraordinary’ stash of medieval artefacts ...

The abandoned nests of the bearded vulture in Spain contain a treasure trove of ancient artefacts according to a new study.