KFC once sent a Zinger sandwich skyward, the fast-food giant had already backed a NASA experiment involving chicken eggs.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a method for culturing fertilized chick eggs without their shells. The eggs were placed in an artificial culture vessel made of transparent film, ...

Whether blue as a robin’s egg, or speckled like a Carolina wren’s, the humble eggshell is a masterpiece of natural design. For years, scientists studying evolution and developmental biology have tried ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Efforts to observe chicken embryonic development date back to Aristotle date back to 300 BC. However, because the chicken's eggshell is opaque, it has been necessary to break the shell ...