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Egg-roasting was once a common childhood hobby, before parents cooled on letting kids play with fire.
literature

The Lost Art of Roasting Eggs in Ash

Even Shakespeare knew the value of a well-roasted egg.
Paula Marcoux September 1, 2023
These eggs see all.
witchcraft

The Long, Extremely Witchy History of Telling the Future With Eggs

From ancient Greece to the Salem Witch Trials.
Diana Hubbell October 13, 2022
A competitor in the Oeuf Mayo World Championship in 2018.
food

Inside the Egg Mayo Protection Association

The surprisingly competitive world of France's humblest bistro staple.
Madeleine Rothery July 18, 2022
Australian emu.
science

Emu Dads Raise the Young—Which May Not Even Be Their Offspring

As birds go, these Australian animals are unusual in many ways, including how they divvy up parenting duties.
Hannah Thomasy March 15, 2022
An egg coffee in Hanoi.
coffee

How to Make Vietnamese Egg Coffee

And appreciate the country's beans and brews.
Alex Mayyasi January 24, 2022
So sweet and adorable, you almost forget it's based on an ancient bloodsucking sea creature.
food

Meet the Sweet Sea Monster of Portuguese Christmas

Lampreia de ovos comes loaded with sugar, eggs, and the long history of glorifying a most peculiar parasite.
Dania Rodrigues December 16, 2022
farms

Podcast: Glaum Egg Ranch

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 14, 2021
On the Italian island of Linosa, locals who once hunted for seabird eggs now see the animals in a new light.
islands

On a Remote Island, Locals Protect Seabird Eggs They Once Hunted

A century-plus tradition on the Italian island of Linosa evolves from sustenance to conservation science.
Guia Baggi September 3, 2021
farms

Podcast: Glaum Egg Ranch

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 25, 2021
These snail eggs were spotted on the shore of San Clemente del Tuyú.
science

Argentine Beaches Are Sometimes Speckled With Giant, Pearly Orbs

And that's bad news for the snails that produced them.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 3, 2021
Two decorated ostrich eggs in the British Museum, from the so-called Isis Tomb from Italy's ancient Etruria.
art

Scientists Are Tracking the Ancient Luxury Market for Decorated Ostrich Eggs

“This is a shared understanding of bling, of what it means to be rich."
Isaac Schultz April 10, 2020
Platypuses face an uncertain future.
fires

Australia’s Platypuses Are Invisible Victims of the Bushfires

After years of drought and habitat loss, “It’s one more nail in their coffin.”
Sabrina Imbler January 24, 2020
Gorditas Saleswoman.
Xicotepec de Juárez, Mexico

'Vendedoras de Gorditas' ('Gorditas Saleswomen')

A tribute to a local delicacy and the women who prepare and sell it.
A backlit conveyor belt allows workers to pick out double-yolked eggs.
food

The Chinese City Famous for Eggs With Two Yolks

Gaoyou ducks are bred to produce tasty double-yolkers.
Anne Ewbank December 5, 2019
Long Beach, California

Appu's Cafe

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.
Baby loggerhead turtles, newly hatched in South Africa.
turtles

Found: Fossilized Tracks of Baby Sea Turtles in South Africa

Prehistoric squee!
Sabrina Imbler September 4, 2019
Video • Object of Intrigue

The Value of the Largest Egg in the World

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Panueli, Solomon Islands

Egg Fields of Savo Island

Megapodes incubate their eggs using the heat of an active volcano on this Pacific isle.