Feathers are important for birds today, enabling flight, warmth, and communication. Now, researchers from the University of Geneva have traced the origin of feathers. Scientists believe feathers ...

Efforts to observe chicken embryonic development date back to Aristotle ... in transparent plastic films from the blastoderm stage until hatching, Scientific Reports (2024).

As governments and industry move to ban the culling of male chicks, a central question continues to shape public policy, research funding and ethical debates: When can a chick embryo feel pain?

The bird’s parents, Squiggy and Laverne, came from the San Diego Zoo. Squiggy, who is male, was born in 2023. Laverne was ...

Chick-fil-A Inc. this week confirmed plans to move its North Street restaurant to a larger location near the intersection of North Street and Creekbend Drive. “While we are still in the early stages, ...