It seems like everyone has eggs on the brain these days. Whether it's due to the protein-laden item's rising prices or the ominous bird flu that's affecting poultry, people across the country are ...

When it comes to buying eggs, you likely have a preferred type based on your specific needs, whether it's large, extra-large, jumbo, or even a preference for brown or white eggs. For many, this choice ...

When I was teaching ornithology, there were several questions that my students would invariably ask at some point during the academic term. One was why are robin eggs blue? Even Charles Darwin ...

After garnering worldwide attention last year for her research on the origins of egg color in birds, Yale paleontologist Jasmina Wiemann has taken a second look at her eggshells. Wiemann had found ...

Eggs are one of the most common and nutritious foods in diets worldwide: it’s what we call a multifaceted whole meal. Those nutrient powerhouses are one of the most popular and largely consumed foods ...

The eggshells of modern birds exhibit a spectacular array of rainbow hues—from butter yellow to blood red, palest aqua to darkest cyan. Some are spotted or speckled; others are blemish-free. How and ...

A new study says the colors found in modern birds’ eggs did not evolve independently, as previously thought, but evolved instead from dinosaurs. According to researchers at Yale, the American Museum ...