For a unique and delicious alternative to dyed eggs that are mainly used as decorations, try pickling eggs. When peeled hard-boiled eggs are left to soak in flavorful and colorful pickling brines, ...

Dinosaurs laid colorful eggs. Birds lay colorful eggs. You do the math. But really though: A study from last year found that oviraptors, a dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period, laid blue-green eggs, ...

Of all the vertebrates on Earth—that is, animals with backbones—birds are the only ones that lay colorful eggs. Scientists are still unsure why, but new research brings us a step closer to finding out ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. If you come across a bird nest there’s usually a pretty good way of telling what kind of ...

The story of that discovery begins just over 100 years ago, when swashbuckling fossil hunter Roy Chapman Andrews first dug up a clutch of dinosaur eggs in intact nests in Mongolia. (Although hailed as ...

1. Heat a pot of salted water to a boil. Carefully lower the eggs into the boiling water. Once all are in cook for 12 minutes. Remove the eggs to a bowl and place under cold running or ice water to ...

Decorating Easter eggs is a long-standing tradition said to be a symbol for rebirth. For my kids, decorating eggs is a symbol of creativity and a test of Mom's patience. This year, we thought beyond ...

Picture a bird egg: Perhaps it’s the cocoa brown of a free-range chicken. Or a robin’s creamy blue-green. If it’s a quail egg, it has inky speckles. Those colors and variations, according to a new ...

The rainbow of hues seen in modern bird eggs probably evolved in birds' dinosaur ancestors, which had eggs with colorful and speckled shells. That's according to a new study of fossil eggs in the ...

If you come across a bird nest there’s usually a pretty good way of telling what kind of feathered friend was responsible for it, even if the bird itself isn’t around. The color, size, and pattern of ...

1. Place eggs into a large saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. 2. Let eggs boil for 3 minutes; turn off heat, cover pot, and let eggs cook in hot water for at least 20 minutes. 3.