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Humans May Have a Hard Time Making Babies in Space

Researchers say microgravity hampers sperm navigation

(Newser) - If humans ever try to have babies in space, sperm may first need a navigation lesson. Australian researchers say that sperm exposed to simulated microgravity moved erratically—the Guardian notes they started "[tumbling] around like an untethered astronaut"—and were far less likely to reach their destination in...

Invasive Joro Spiders Continue Their Spread

East Asian orb-weavers spread across multiple southeastern US states

(Newser) - East Coasters, prepare to see more giant yellow spiders this year. Joro spider eggs are hatching across parts of the Southeast, continuing the spread of the invasive species first documented in northeast Georgia in 2014, reports USA Today . Native to East Asia, the spiders have since turned up in states...

Device Surprisingly Effective at Finding Eggs for IVF

AutoIVF's OvaReady system detects overlooked eggs in 50% of patients, according to study

(Newser) - A new device is raising the unsettling possibility that fertility clinics are routinely throwing away usable eggs. In a study of 582 patients across four US clinics, the OvaReady system—developed by Massachusetts-based AutoIVF—ran follicular fluid that had already been checked by embryologists under microscopes and turned up extra...

Santa's Cookies Cost 31% More This Year Than in 2020

That outpaces the annual inflation rate

(Newser) - Santa's sweet tooth is getting pricier. The cost of ingredients for a basic batch of Christmas sugar cookies is up 31% since 2020, outpacing the overall five-year inflation rate of 25%, according to a new analysis from FinanceBuzz . Add in the traditional glass of milk and carrots for the...

Salmonella Outbreak in 12+ States Triggers Egg Recall

Eggs tied to salmonella poisonings that have sickened nearly 100 nationwide are recalled

(Newser) - At least 95 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened since January in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said on Thursday. Country Eggs LLC of Lucerne Valley, California, has recalled its large brown cage-free "sunshine yolks" or "omega-3...

Well, Bird Flu Has Hit Waffle House
Well, Waffle House's
Egg Surcharge Didn't Last Long
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 5, 2025 10:30 AM CDT

Well, Waffle House's Egg Surcharge Didn't Last Long

Egg prices have come down, so the surcharge goes the way of the dodo

(Newser) - For those with a penchant for moaning about the price of eggs, you'll have to retrain your ire away from Waffle House. The calamity-spotting fast-food chain, which rolled out a $.50 surcharge on any egg-based menu item in February, has now rolled it right back barely five months...

Retail Egg Prices Drop for the First Time in Months

It's the biggest month-on-month drop in decades, but prices are still near record highs

(Newser) - US retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday. The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs declined to $5.12 last month after reaching a record $6.23 in March despite wholesale price drops, according...

Eggs Less Likely to Crack When Dropped on Their Side
Egg-Cracking Study Upends
Conventional Wisdom
new study
May 9, 2025 4:45 PM CDT

Egg-Cracking Study Upends Conventional Wisdom

Those dropped on their sides cracked less often than those dropped on their ends

(Newser) - Eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side, according to experiments with over 200 eggs. What does this mean for the best way to crack an egg for breakfast? Not much, since a break around the middle is the best way to get the golden yolk...

Egg Prices Soar to $6.23 Despite Wholesale Drop
Retail Egg Prices
Hit Record High
Apr 10, 2025 12:33 PM CDT

Retail Egg Prices Hit Record High

Consumers have yet to see savings from steep drop in wholesale prices

(Newser) - Despite assurances from President Trump and other top officials, retail egg prices have hit a record high of $6.23 per dozen, up from $5.90 in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. The increase comes despite a drop in wholesale prices and no new bird flu...

Eggs Too Expensive to Dye for Easter? You've Got Options

People are coloring potatoes, onions, meatballs, even coffee filters amid high egg prices

(Newser) - As egg prices continue to keep people from buying too many cartons, Easter fans are already contemplating how to handle one of the holiday's biggest hits: egg decorating. The New York Times notes that some are turning to plastic eggs this year to celebrate, especially groups that hold large...

Antitrust Investigation Into Egg Prices Begins

Industry group says avian flu is limiting supply

(Newser) - Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into the rising retail price of eggs, which has doubled in the past year and contributed to inflation. The inquiry will include whether large egg producers have colluded in raising prices or restricting the supply, the Wall Street Journal reports. The producers have...

Administration Announces $1B Plan to Cut Egg Prices

One possibility is increasing imports, Brooke Rollins writes

(Newser) - President Trump's agriculture secretary announced Wednesday that her department is working with the Department of Government Efficiency "to cut hundreds of millions of dollars of wasteful spending" that will be used to help bring down the retail price of eggs. "We will repurpose some of those dollars...

In Origins of Bird Flu, a Potential Red Flag
In Origins of Bird Flu,
a Potential Red Flag
longform
Feb 22, 2025 6:00 AM CST

In Origins of Bird Flu, a Potential Red Flag

Nautilus looks at how commercial poultry creates perfect conditions

(Newser) - Given the frenzy surrounding the effort to figure out the source of the COVID epidemic, a story by Brandon Keim at Nautilus expresses wonder that relatively scant attention has been paid to the origins of the H5N1 avian flu now circulating. (The one making eggs so expensive .) The piece...

Another Day, Another Milestone in Egg Prices

Axios reports they're pricier than beef for the first time, as measured by protein per gram

(Newser) - Every day seems to bring a new reminder that egg prices keep rising. The latest is from Axios , which reports that eggs are now more expensive than beef by one metric for the first time. The outlet analyzed nearly 500 months of Consumer Price Index data going back to 1984...

Egg Farm Makes Massive Donation to Wildfire Victims

California farm is working with food bank to give away hundreds of thousands of eggs

(Newser) - As consumers face skyrocketing egg prices and widespread shortages, a California farm is donating hundreds of thousands of fresh eggs to people affected by last month's devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The 100-year-old family-owned Rosemary Farm in Santa Maria said it's working with the Los Angeles...

The Best Way to Boil an Egg Is ... Tedious
The Best Way to Boil
an Egg Is ... Tedious
NEW STUDY
Feb 11, 2025 12:30 PM CST

The Best Way to Boil an Egg Is ... Tedious

Periodic cooking over half an hour is ideal, researchers say

(Newser) - Boiling an exceptional egg takes time. Thirty-two minutes to be exact. But it's not as easy as dropping the egg in water and walking away, according to a new study published Thursday in Communications Engineering . The perfect egg is a tedious business, according to researchers, who set about finding...

Trader Joe's Limits Egg Purchases
Trader Joe's Limits
Egg Purchases
Feb 10, 2025 2:15 PM CST

Trader Joe's Limits Egg Purchases

Customers restricted to a carton a day amid surge in price because of avian flu

(Newser) - The latest entry in the eggs-are-expensive front : Trader Joe's is limiting customers to buying one dozen per day. "Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are currently limiting egg purchases to one dozen per customer, per day," a chain spokesperson tells KTLA . The limit...

Fire at Commercial Farm Kills 200K Chickens

Blaze in Ohio is a further blow to the state's egg industry in a tough year

(Newser) - Ohio is one of the biggest egg-farming states in the nation, and a blaze at a commercial farm has made a bleak year even worse, reports the New York Times . The fire at New Madison Pullets in Darke County this week killed an estimated 200,000 chickens, per WHIOTV . "...

Why Wing Prices Haven't Matched Egg Price Rises

Broiler chickens have much less time to get infected with avian flu

(Newser) - With Super Bowl Sunday approaching, NPR looks at a different kind of chicken versus egg question: Why has the price of chicken wings remained stable while egg prices have soared? The answer, it turns out, is simple. The broiler chickens used for meat production have much shorter lives than egg-laying...

Cracker Barrel Taunts Waffle House Over Egg Surcharge

'There's nothing hospitable about that'

(Newser) - Cracker Barrel is coming out of its shell, looking to poach Waffle House's egg lovers after the latter's move to introduce a 50-cent egg surcharge . "A surcharge on eggs? Well, there's nothing hospitable about that," Cracker Barrel said Wednesday, adding "country hospitality is as...

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