Eggs

Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel

The eggs were discovered near the remains of a campfire believed to have been connected to prehistoric desert nomads who collected, cooked, and ate the eggs at the site.

Cache of ancient ostrich eggs found at an archaeological site near Nitzana, March 29, 2026.
Vegetable omelet with spinach

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Israeli Health Min. expands number of egg retrievals allowed for fertility preservation

New regulations increase retrievals from four to six and increase maximum number of ova that can be retrieved from 20 to 25-35.

Illustrative image of a uterus

Israeli scientists make model synthetic mouse embryo with stem cells - study

The Synthetic embryo models could also eventually become a reliable source of cells, tissues and organs for transplantation.

 A growing mouse neural stem cell, April 21, 2017.

Sperm and egg fusion is older than sexual reproduction itself - study

The discovery that ancient creatures like archaea can also contain fusexin proteins raises the possibility that the Fsx1 protein is the ancestral version from which fusogens derived.

 An illustration by Prof. Luca Jovine of the Karolinska Institute shows the Fsx1 protein structure (on the right) deciphered by the researchers, belonging to an archaeon from a hyper-saline environment (represented by salt on the left).

Researchers create COVID-19 antibodies from eggs - study

Researchers say that birds are ideal for producing antibodies quickly and cheaply, and these could potentially be used to treat or help prevent COVID-19.

An employee of an organic supermarket poses for the photographer with an egg from an organic farm in Berlin, February 25, 2013.

Does an egg a day keep the doctor away?

New research supports the connection between eating one egg per day and a reduced risk of heart disease and stroke.

 Illustrative image of eggs.

What does your taste in food say about your personality?

Don’t understand people who eat cold chocolate? Disgusted when you see friends eating a "bloody" steak or hard-boiled eggs? It's because you're  "programmed" differently from them.

 Buffet of food

Chickens were revered for centuries before they became dinner- study

New research examines how the chicken went from pedestal to platter, finding that they were initially viewed as exotica, and it was not until centuries later that they started to be seen as dinner.

Tucker Shaw's spice-roasted chicken with fennel, coriander and lemon.

Ancient 'demon duck' identified by Australian researchers

The large eggs have been at the center of controversy since researchers first discovered the 50,000-year-old eggshell fragments 40 years ago.

 Dromaius novaehollandiae - Emu

Israel's chicken coops riddled with health and safety concerns - comptroller report

On average, Israeli chicken coops produce 2.2 billion eggs each year.

 A flock of chickens (Illustrative).

Egg prices continue to rise amid ongoing bird flu outbreak

Over 17 million birds have died or been culled due to the bird flu outbreak in the US.

 A closed road leading to a chicken farm is seen after an outbreak of bird flu in the village of Upham in southern England February 3, 2015.