“Eggs-ellent” Researchby Rachel MuenzEggs aren’t just great for Easter, they’re awesome for science as well! Here are a few recent areas of research where eggs have made a splash.
The Evolution of Moving from Egg Laying to Live Birth in Snailsby Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Pushing Frontiers through Upcycling: Eggshell Waste for Bone Graft Materialby KeAi Communications Co.
NewsRates of Hatching Failure in Birds Almost Twice as High as Previously Estimatedby University of SheffieldFindings also indicate that nearly half the eggs from threatened species bred in captivity fail to hatch
NewsChinese Fossil Eggs Show Dinosaur Decline before Extinctionby Chinese Academy of Sciences HeadquartersResearchers find evidence to support the hypothesis that dinosaurs were not very diverse before their extinction
NewsScientists Crack Egg-Forging Evolutionary Puzzleby University of CambridgeFemale cuckoo finches inherit their ability to mimic the appearance of their hosts’ eggs from their mothers
NewsA More Environmentally Sustainable Alternative to Egg White Protein Productionby University of HelsinkiCellular agriculture offers a solution for decoupling the production of animal proteins from animal farming
NewsProtein-Rich Product Made from Plants Could Replace Dairy and Eggsby Nanyang Technological UniversityPlant-based emulsifier developed by NTU scientists could replace eggs or dairy in various food staples
NewsResearch Finally Reveals Ancient Universal Equation for the Shape of an Eggby University of KentResearchers introduced an additional function into the ovoid formula, which is applicable to any egg geometry
NewsSafe, Cheap Technology for Disinfection of Packaged Eggsby Ural Federal UniversityScientists develop new surface disinfection technology that allows users to kill bacteria and raise healthy chickens with lower doses of antibiotics
NewsStudy: Human Eggs Prefer Some Men's Sperm Over Othersby Stockholm UniversityIn recent research, scientists examined how sperm respond to follicular fluid, which surrounds eggs and contains sperm chemoattractants
NewsNew Insights into Some of the World's Oldest Dinosaur Eggsby European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityDinosaur 'Easter eggs' reveal their secrets in 3D thanks to X-rays and high-powered computers
NewsA 5,000-Year-Old Egg Huntby University of BristolResearch using state-of-the-art scanning electron microscopy reveals surprising complexity of ancient ostrich egg trade