Science News17d
Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change
A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.
CBS News6d
Peregrine falcon pair on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning lay first egg of season
Carla will now likely lay an egg every 48 hours until her clutch is ... two chicks hatched, fittingly, on Earth Day. They laid a total of four eggs, though one failed to hatch and the third ...
CNN24d
Trump’s got a bird flu plan. So when will eggs stop costing so much?
that has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US since 2022. Across the past three years, about 166 million birds have been affected by the deadly avian flu, according to the Agriculture Department.
CNN11d
Egg prices are finally falling. But they’re about to spike again
The avian flu has killed 127 million egg laying birds since 2022 - flocks that had to be culled, leading to egg shortages and higher prices. The Trump administration’s plan to bring egg prices ...
The Washington Post26d
U.S. lays out $1 billion plan to combat bird flu egg shortages
As avian flu continues to impact millions of laying hens, causing egg prices to soar to new highs ... and bring consumer prices back down to earth. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal ...
USA Today25d
USDA looks at boosting egg imports in $1 billion plan to lower prices and combat bird flu
The outbreak has also led to the death of millions of egg-laying chickens in the U.S. – either from infection or culling of flocks. As a result, egg prices have continued to rise, with the ...
The Hill16d
In protecting chickens, we protect ourselves from future bird flu outbreaks
At the end of 2022, the U.S. had 308 million commercial egg-laying hens. According to World Animal Protection, more than 95 percent of these hens live in factory farming conditions. Chickens ...