Give the Easter Bunny some competition! Supplement your income with decorated Easter eggs. Ukrainian egg patterns are a beautiful, traditional craft. For over 2,500 years, the art of egg decoration ...

Quail eggs are like fingerprints, a new study suggests. The creamy blue-and-brown speckled eggs, splashed like a toddler's art project, vary among birds but are consistently patterned for individuals.

For some birds, recognising their own eggs can be a matter of life or death. In a new study, scientists have shown that many birds affected by the parasitic Common Cuckoo - which lays its lethal ...

Cuckoos are notorious for laying their eggs in other birds' nests. But their hosts are fighting back against this parasitic behaviour by evolving tell-tale signatures on their eggs, helping the host ...

Cuckoos infiltrate the nests of other birds with similar-looking eggs, but drongos have evolved a highly effective way to snuff out the imposters. Their ability to recognise the uniquely patterned ...

Save the Children is encouraging everyone to wear a Christmas jumper on 14 December and donate £1. If novelty knits aren't your style, why not make a cosy sweater to keep your boiled egg warm instead?