What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs
Celebrities do it (or wish they had), influencers won't stop talking about it, and clinics will all but tell you to do it now. The devil, though, is in the details......»»
Fossilized frog with belly full of eggs unearthed in China is oldest of its kind
An international team of Earth scientists, evolutionary biologists and paleontologists has unearthed an ancient frog with a belly full of eggs, the oldest known find of its kind. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the gro.....»»
Dark black eggs found on ocean floor represent deepest free-living flatworms ever observed
A pair of marine scientists at Hokkaido University, in Japan, has found evidence of the deepest free-living flatworms ever observed. In their study, published in the journal Biology Letters, Keiichi Kakui and Aoi Tsuyuki, identified flatworm eggs fou.....»»
US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it"s climate change
Much of the United States is shivering through brutal cold as most of the rest of the world is feeling unusually warm weather. However strange it sounds, that contradiction fits snugly in explanations of what climate change is doing to Earth, scienti.....»»
Research team develops anti-icing film that only requires sunlight
A KAIST research team has developed an anti-icing and de-icing film coating technology that can apply the photothermal effect of gold nanoparticles to industrial sites without the need for heating wires, periodic spray or oil coating of anti-freeze s.....»»
Scientists say Uranus smells like farts and rotting eggs
Space smells bad. According to a post shared by Space.com, astronauts have reported that space leaves a funky smell on their space suits. Further, the … The post Scientists say Uranus smells like farts and rotting eggs appeared first on BGR......»»
Big evolutionary change tied to lots of small differences
Lots of genes changed as a species of snail went from laying eggs to live births. Enlarge / An example of a Littorina species, the common periwinkle. (credit: Bjoern Wylezich) The version of evolution proposed by Charles.....»»
Study investigates influence of Arctic cold air on carbon dioxide uptake of the East Sea
The recent cold spell has plunged South Korean into a deep freeze, resulting in the closure of 247 national parks, the cancellation of 14 domestic flights, and the scrapping of 107 cruise ship voyages. While the cold snap brought relief by significan.....»»
French caviar farms look forward to EU label of origin
At a French caviar factory this week, a worker used tiny pliers to carefully line up black sturgeon fish eggs against a ruler......»»
Eggs from men, sperm from women: How stem cell science may change how we reproduce
It may soon be possible to coax human skin cells into becoming functional eggs and sperm using a technique known as "in vitro gametogenesis." This involves the creation (genesis) of eggs and sperm (gametes) outside the human body (in vitro)......»»
Aquatic insects in restored streams need more rocks to lay their eggs
Likening it to providing more runways at busy airports, researchers at North Carolina State University found in a new study that adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help attract female aquatic insects that lay their eggs on the rock botto.....»»
The best cooking videos on YouTube (December 2023)
The best cooking videos on YouTube come from celebrity chefs, industry veterans, and even kids, teaching how to make everything from eggs to steak......»»
Novel probiotic application method shows promise as a growth promoter for chickens
Chicken and eggs are among the most popular sources of high-quality protein in the world. With a growing population, making the production of this key food source sustainable is vital......»»
Green turtles fight to survive against Pakistan"s urban sprawl
Against the backdrop of the mega port city of Karachi, choked with traffic and construction, four green turtles emerge from the frothy Arabian Sea seeking a spot to lay their eggs......»»
Klarna freezes hiring because AI can do the job instead
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski says the buy now, pay later company will freeze hiring and use AI to take on tasks previously done by employees. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is betting so big on AI that he's instituted a hiring freeze......»»
Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
Imagine you're a farmer searching for eggs in the chicken coop—but instead of a chicken egg, you find an ostrich egg, much larger than anything a chicken could lay......»»
Dung beetle iDNA as an additional tool for biodiversity assessment
Many dung beetles use mammalian feces as a food source and build and relocate dung balls to lay eggs and shelter their larvae. This behavior provides many ecosystem services including nutrient cycling, secondary seed dispersal, soil excavation, and p.....»»
Half of tested caviar products from Europe are illegal, and some aren"t even caviar, finds study
Wild caviar, a pricey delicacy made from sturgeon eggs, has been illegal for decades since poaching brought the fish to the brink of extinction. Today, legal, internationally tradeable caviar can only come from farmed sturgeon, and there are strict r.....»»
Desert birds lay larger eggs when they have more helpers, research shows
White-browed sparrow weavers live in family groups in which only a dominant pair breeds and their grown-up offspring, particularly females, help to feed nestlings......»»
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer brings a chill to NYC
The first trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire brings the new team to New York City just in time for a supernatural arctic blast that may freeze the city......»»
Once they have laid their eggs, fish become "young" again: Study
The physical relief—in body weight—that temperate fish like cod and Atlantic herring experience after they spawn for the first time allows them to breathe in more oxygen and develop a voracious appetite, all of which leads to a rapid increase in.....»»