How Birds Physically Transform to Keep Their Eggs at 100 Degrees

To keep eggs alive, many birds do something far stranger than simply sitting on them. Their bodies physically transform in ...

Baby Alligators Talk to Siblings Before Cracking Their Shells

Before a baby alligator ever cracks its shell, it starts sending messages, and the other eggs are listening. The secret ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Red-Eyed Treefrog Eggs Hatch a Plan to Escape Warming Temperatures

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) shows that red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch early when exposed to high ammonia levels — an environmental cue that it’s too hot and ...
Orange County Register

Big Bear bald eagle nest watchers say this is when 3 eggs may hatch

With their clutch complete, Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle pair are settling over their nest to begin the incubation process for three eggs that have captured the adoration of hundreds of thousands of ...