1. Environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and partial oxygen pressure can affect avian eggshell structure because gas exchange across the shell must allow sufficient water loss while ...

Eggshells are a marvel of nature; they can resist breakage by outside forces, yet will easily crack open from the inside as a chick hatches. Scientists at McGill University have learned that the trick ...

With Easter Sunday just days away, children across the country will be on the hunt for eggs—chocolate and chicken. Researchers, on the other hand, have been hunting for the secrets behind eggshells.

The results of a study recently published in the prestigious international journal Science Advances have enabled researchers to better understand the role of eggshells in embryo development and ...

The expression and impact of maternal effects may vary greatly between populations and environments. However, little is known about large-scale geographical patterns of variation in maternal ...

Imaging of chicken eggshell across multiple length scales. Electron microscopy with 3D-tomographic imaging, and atomic force microscopy, reveal interior shell nanostructure. This material relates to a ...

The results of a study recently published in the prestigious international journal Science Advances have enabled researchers to better understand the role of eggshells in embryo development and ...

A chicken eggshell has a tricky job: It must protect a developing chick, but then ultimately let the chick break free. The secret to its success lies in its complex nanostructure — and how that ...